N6279E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Nourse Michael E RV-6A. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 6, 2016. The last status on file was "third notice for re-registration or renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Nourse Michael E RV-6A cancelled September 6, 2016
- Serial number
- 24735
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Third notice for re-registration or renewal
- Certificate issued
- March 4, 1999
- Last FAA action
- June 20, 2005
- Last owner
- Nourse Michael E (Individual)
Naples, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172 cancelled May 19, 1959
- Serial number
- 46379
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Chile
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aicraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6279E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Michael E. Nourse RV-6A · serial 24735
The pilot's improper flare, and his evaluation of the gusty wind conditions resulted in the collision with the terrain.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A185F · serial 18504019
THE PILOT IN COMMAND BECOMING PHYSICALLY INCAPACITATED (HEART ATTACK).
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