# N8579M: Cessna 182P, registration cancelled 2000-04-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 5, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 182P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p) (registry code 2075816)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A13](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18264633
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 20, 1983
- Last registry action: March 18, 1998
- Mode S code: ABC4F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Comstock Air Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMSTOCK%20AIR%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5128° N, 121.4942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95822, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8579M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8579M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8579M-2000-04-05

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 Cessna 182P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182p.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX99FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99FA078), Jan 20, 1999: Cessna 182P (N8579M), Danville, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's disregard for the preflight weather briefing, and his intentional continuation into adverse weather conditions.
- [NTSB LAX89LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA317), Sep 21, 1989: Cessna 182 (N8579M), Zenia, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO REALIZE THAT THE FLAPS DID NOT EXTEND, WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED. THE SEIZED FLAP ACTUATOR WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19990119000619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990119000619A), Jan 19, 1999: Cessna 182P (N8579M), Danville, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19)On January 19, 1999, about 1935 hours PST time, a Cessna 182P, N8579M, collided with terrain during cruise flight near livermore, California. T he…
- [Accident 19890920035619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890920035619A), Sep 20, 1989: Cessna 182P (N8579M), Zenia, CA, Substantial damage. Ground looped into fence at end of runway to avoid overrun. Flap limit switch allowed flaps to jam in up position.

## Other aircraft with N8579M

- [Cancelled 1967-06-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8579M-1967-06-28): Beech B33, S/N CD-650. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Newell Roth G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWELL%20ROTH%20G), [Oskaloosa, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Oskaloosa)

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