N589M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Joy Aviation Ltd VANS RV-6. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 5, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Joy Aviation Ltd VANS RV-6 cancelled January 5, 2018
- Serial number
- 23613
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- January 21, 2012
- Last FAA action
- January 21, 2012
- Last owner
- Butler Michael D (Co-owned)
Cross Plains, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
Moth 60-GM cancelled February 17, 1948
- Serial number
- 90
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1929
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Iowa Airways Corporation (Individual)
Fort Dodge, IA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N589M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Joy Aviation LTD VANS RV-6 · serial 23613
The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a ground collision with airport construction materials.
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