# N79KM: Meschler Gary R RV-4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Meschler Gary R RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/meschler-gary-r-rv-4) (registry code 05604DF, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 1750
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: January 7, 2021
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AAB699
- Registered owner: [Neighbors Bennett A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEIGHBORS%20BENNETT%20A)
- Location: [Huntsville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Huntsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7304° N, 86.5861° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, AL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=79KM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79KM

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 (Meschler Gary R RV-4)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN22LA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA346), Jul 28, 2022: Meschler Gary R RV-4 (N79KM), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot of N694V (RV-8) to maintain clearance from the preceding airplane, N79KM (RV-4), while taxiing for takeoff, which resulted in an on-ground collision.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20220728013251A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220728013251A), Jul 28, 2022: Meschler Gary R RV-4 (N79KM), Substantial damage. Pilot was taxiing to the runway via P1 and an aircraft from behind ran into the tail of the aircraft causing substantial damage to the elevators, rudder,…

## 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 Meschler Gary R RV-4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/meschler-gary-r-rv-4/aircraft.md

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