# N159BC: 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 30, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=159BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159BC

## Aircraft that carried N159BC

- [Cancelled 2021-10-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159BC-2021-10-30): Cessna 152, S/N 15280737, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Betancourt Vargas Julia I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETANCOURT%20VARGAS%20JULIA%20I), [Springfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Springfield)

## NTSB investigations on N159BC (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 SEA94LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA105), Apr 20, 1994: Cessna 152 (N159BC), Auburn, WA, no damage. Probable cause: CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY AN OTHER PERSON. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: PROCEDURES/DIRECTIVES WERE INADEQUATE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N159BC (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 19940420009379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940420009379A), Apr 20, 1994: Cessna 152 (N159BC), Auburn, WA. Engine idled. Person came up to deliver letter. Then told to walk to end of wing but walked around strut into prop.

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