Single-engine piston

N579S

2011 Homebuilt RV-9A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
91417
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
The Woodlands, TX
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Registration record

N579S on the FAA register

Type
2011 Homebuilt RV-9A
Serial
91417
Engines
Lycoming O-320-D1A
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
The Woodlands, TX
Certificate issued
2011-09-20
Airworthiness date
2011-12-11
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A77168
Mode S (octal)
51670550
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-9A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-12-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2011-09-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N579S to the current registrant.
  • 1995-02-14
    N579S previously assigned to a Ryan PT-22 (s/n 2062); cancelled.
Overview

About N579S

N579S is a 2011 Homebuilt RV-9A, serial number 91417. It is registered to an individual in The Woodlands, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 20, 2011 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320-D1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 11, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N579S. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-12-23 Accident · Lubbock Texas, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 2 0853
Reported aircraft: Ryan ST-3KR — a different aircraft that carried the N579S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: PWR PLT-BOTH MAGS-BURND POINTS AND CORRODED LEADS.

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.