# N8579K: 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 24, 1974
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8579K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8579K

## Aircraft that carried N8579K

- [Cancelled 1974-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8579K-1974-04-24): Stinson 108-1, S/N 108-1579, built 1947. Owner: [Gaunt Rex L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GAUNT%20REX%20L), [Big Bear Lake, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Big%20Bear%20Lake)

## NTSB investigations on N8579K (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 LAX73FUG51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FUG51), Apr 26, 1973: Stinson 108-1 (N8579K), B.Bear City, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8579K (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 19730426016349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730426016349A), Apr 26, 1973: Univar 1081 (N8579K), B.Bear City, CA, Destroyed. Had to avoid Beech 18 at otr end of fld. No eng malfunction found.

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