# N159KZ: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 5, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=159KZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159KZ

## Aircraft that carried N159KZ

- [Cancelled 2024-01-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159KZ-2024-01-05): Xag V40, S/N 8102227FZ413. Assigned, pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 2017-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159KZ-2017-10-03): Scandinavian Aero Industry KZ VII, S/N 159, built 1947. Exported to Denmark. Owner: [Olsen Carl-Erik](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLSEN%20CARL-ERIK), [Cameron Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cameron%20Park)

## NTSB investigations on N159KZ (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 LAX05LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA248), Jul 29, 2005: Scandinavian Aero Industry KZ VII (N159KZ), Elko, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in the formation of carburetor ice and the total loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N159KZ (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 20050729016759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050729016759A), Jul 29, 2005: KZVII (N159KZ), Elko, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft crashed approximately 2000 ft short and slightly left of the rwy 23 centerline. The pilot stated he was high on final approach; flaps were…

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