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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5579V

N5579V is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Stits PLAYBOY. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 29, 1994. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Stits PLAYBOY cancelled April 29, 1994

Serial number
3ASA
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 31, 1988
Last FAA action
March 20, 1994
Last owner
Gehlken Helbert S (Partnership)
Redding, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5579V

FTW92DRG01Accident on September 26, 1992 at Fredericksburg, TX: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Stits PLAYBOY · serial 3A-SA

THE INADVERTENT STALL.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site