# N1159B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 29, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1159B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1159B

## Aircraft that carried N1159B

- [Cancelled 1980-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1159B-1980-10-29): Luscombe 8A, S/N 5786, built 1947. Owner: [Nelson Leslie E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20LESLIE%20E), [Minnapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minnapolis)

## NTSB investigations on N1159B (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 NYC79FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA067), Jul 28, 1979: Luscombe 8A (N1159B), Clarion, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1159B (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 19790728037689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790728037689A), Jul 28, 1979: Luscom 8A (N1159B), Clarion, PA, Destroyed. VFR pilot operated acft into area of dense fog. Lost control. Acft crashed into trees in hilly terrain.

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