Single-engine piston

N4579J

2012 Homebuilt Glastar

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2012
Serial
5819
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Snagwood Corp (Corporation)
Based
Brentwood, CA
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Registration record

N4579J on the FAA register

Type
2012 Homebuilt Glastar
Serial
5819
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Snagwood Corp
Brentwood, CA
Certificate issued
2014-10-21
Airworthiness date
2012-02-03
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A58FB9
Mode S (octal)
51307671
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Stoddard Hamilton GLASTAR
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-05-26
    Accident at Concord, CA; damage: substantial.
  • 2014-10-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N4579J to the current registrant.
  • 2012-02-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1991-04-12
    N4579J previously assigned to a Homebuilt B8M Gyrocopter (s/n G6535J); cancelled.
  • 1983-11-18
    N4579J previously assigned to a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (s/n 28R-30447); cancelled.
Overview

About N4579J

N4579J is a 2012 Homebuilt Glastar, serial number 5819. The FAA register lists Snagwood Corp as the registrant in Brentwood, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 21, 2014 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated February 3, 2012.

N4579J has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2017-05-26 Accident · Concord, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR17LA110
Reported aircraft: Johnson Glastar
Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.
1983-04-16 Accident · Flagstaff, AZ Damage: Substantial Serious injury NTSB · LAX83FUJ13
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R-180 — a different aircraft that carried the N4579J registration before this airframe.
1972-08-15 Accident · Glendale,Ariz, 03 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2976
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28R — a different aircraft that carried the N4579J registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: WY CURB.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.