# N589M: Joy VANS RV-6, registration cancelled 2018-01-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 5, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Joy VANS RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/joy-vans-rv-6) (registry code 05621M8)
- Serial number: 23613
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-6
- Certificate issued: January 21, 2012
- Last registry action: January 21, 2012
- Mode S code: A7986A
- Owners when cancelled: [Butler Michael D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTLER%20MICHAEL%20D), [Butler Judith K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTLER%20JUDITH%20K)
- Location: [Cross Plains, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cross%20Plains)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1134° N, 99.2115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76443, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N589M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=589M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N589M-2018-01-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Joy VANS RV-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/joy-vans-rv-6.md

## 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 CEN12CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA201), Mar 24, 2012: Joy Vans RV-6 (N589M), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a ground collision with airport construction materials.

## 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 20120324003729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120324003729A), Mar 24, 2012: Joy Aviation Ltd VANS RV-6 (N589M), Mckinney, TX, Substantial damage. On March 24, 2012, about 1510 central daylight time, a vans RV-6, N589M, departed the left side of runway 17 during takeoff at Collin County Regional Airport…

## Other aircraft with N589M

- [Cancelled 1948-02-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N589M-1948-02-17): Moth 60-GM, S/N 90, built 1929. Owner: [Iowa Airways Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IOWA%20AIRWAYS%20CORPORATION), [Fort Dodge, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Fort%20Dodge)

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