# N5579V: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 29, 1994
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5579V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5579V

## Aircraft that carried N5579V

- [Cancelled 1994-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5579V-1994-04-29): Stits PLAYBOY, S/N 3ASA. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Gehlken Helbert S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEHLKEN%20HELBERT%20S), [Redding, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redding)

## NTSB investigations on N5579V (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW92DRG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92DRG01), Sep 26, 1992: Stits Playboy (N5579V), Fredericksburg, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE INADVERTENT STALL.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5579V (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19920926038799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920926038799A), Sep 26, 1992: Amtrsa STITSSA3A (N5579V), Fredricksburg, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled crashed and burned while practicing agricultural spray turn arounds. Nose to high. Slid back on tail.

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