# N8979: 1999 Schwarzler Robert KOLB MARK III, registration cancelled 2019-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schwarzler Robert KOLB MARK III](https://openairdocs.org/model/schwarzler-robert-kolb-mark-iii) (registry code 05604SF)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: M-1072
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1999
- Certificate issued: February 25, 2013
- Last registry action: January 12, 2016
- Mode S code: AC62E8
- Owner when cancelled: [Gordon Nicholas C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GORDON%20NICHOLAS%20C)
- Location: [Osage, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Osage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3062° N, 92.8187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50461, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979-2019-07-11

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 Schwarzler Robert KOLB MARK III: https://openairdocs.org/model/schwarzler-robert-kolb-mark-iii.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 SEA99LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA99LA155), Sep 3, 1999: Schwarzler Kolb Mark 3 (N8979), Independence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while on approach.

## 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 19990903026229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990903026229A), Sep 3, 1999: Amtr MARKIII (N8979), Independence, OR, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 3, 1999, about 1130 pacific daylight time, a schwarzler kolb mark 3, N8979, registered to a private owner, and operated by the pilot as a 14…

## Other aircraft with N8979

- [Cancelled 1930-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8979-1930-03-14): Monocoupe MONOPREP, S/N 6052, built 1930. Owner: [United Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Elizabeth, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Elizabeth)

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