# N58AK: 2006 Paterson Jerry C VAN RV-8

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Paterson Jerry C VAN RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/paterson-jerry-c-van-rv-8) (registry code 05619QX, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 80479
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-8
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 1, 2006
- Certificate issued: May 10, 2005
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A77399
- Registered owner: [Paterson Jerry C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATERSON%20JERRY%20C)
- Location: [Kent, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kent)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.3635° N, 122.1183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98042, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=58AK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58AK

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Paterson Jerry C VAN RV-8)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N58AK.

## NTSB investigations on N58AK not matched to an aircraft (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 CHI99LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA086), Feb 6, 1999: Beech 58 (N58AK), Gaylord, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not obtaining proper runway centerline alignment during landing. Associated factors were the pilot's obscured view through the iced windshield, the runway lights not activating…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N58AK.

## Reports on N58AK not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N58AK, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19990205001109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990205001109A), Feb 5, 1999: Beech 58 (N58AK), Gaylord, MI, Substantial damage. (.19) On February 5, 1999, at 2115 central standard time, a Beech 58, N58AK, operated by an instrument rated commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Paterson Jerry C VAN RV-8 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/paterson-jerry-c-van-rv-8/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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