Models / General Motors / FM-2 / N585FM Aircraft record N585FM 1944 General Motors FM-2
Safety record in brief: 1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Oct 2003) · No ADs since 1998 matched
NTSB events 1 destroyed, 2003 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Last registered owner Skyway Aero INC
Owner type Corporation
City, state Reno, NV
Certificate issued Sep 9, 2009
Canceled Sep 26, 2013
Airworthiness Experimental · Exhibition
Airworthiness date May 3, 1989 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer General Motors
Model FM-2
Year 1944
Serial number 55585
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Not Type Certificated
Seats 1
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A78904 Engine
Make and model Wright R-1820 Ser
Type Reciprocating
Power 1475 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2009 – 2013 Skyway Aero INC Reno, NV Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (1)
Accident · destroyed Oct 18, 2003 · Houston, TX The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin while maneuvering to land.
Damage Destroyed
Injuries Fatal
Report FTW04LA010 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW04LA010)
ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record