Single-engine piston

N9579R

1959 Beechcraft M35 Bonanza

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1959
Serial
D-6176
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sotax Inc (Corporation)
Based
Tacoma, WA
Registration record

N9579R on the FAA register

Type
1959 Beechcraft M35 Bonanza
Serial
D-6176
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Sotax Inc
Tacoma, WA
Certificate issued
1974-06-17
Airworthiness date
1988-12-05
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AD524B
Mode S (octal)
53251113
Seats (type)
5
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
495 nm
Cruise (type)
170 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1988-12-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-06-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N9579R.
  • 1964-04-13
    Accident at Rochester Minn, 23; damage: substantial.
  • 1959
    Manufactured (1959).
Overview

About N9579R

N9579R is a 1959 Beechcraft M35 Bonanza, serial number D-6176. The FAA register lists Sotax Inc as the registrant in Tacoma, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 17, 1974 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 5 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 170 knots and a range of about 495 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated December 5, 1988.

N9579R has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
170 kt
Range
495 nm
Fuel burn
13 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1964-04-13 Accident · Rochester Minn, 23 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0916
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft M35

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.