N8579M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182P. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 5, 2000. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 182P cancelled April 5, 2000
- Serial number
- 18264633
- 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
- September 20, 1983
- Last FAA action
- March 18, 1998
- Last owner
- Comstock Air Services INC (Corporation)
Sacramento, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Beech B33 cancelled June 28, 1967
- Serial number
- CD-650
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- June 19, 1967
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Newell Roth G (Individual)
Oskaloosa, IA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8579M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182P · serial 18264633
The pilot's disregard for the preflight weather briefing, and his intentional continuation into adverse weather conditions.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182 · serial 18264633
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REALIZE THAT THE FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND, WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. THE SEIZED FLAP ACTUATOR WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
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