# N159Q: 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: May 12, 1995
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=159Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159Q

## Aircraft that carried N159Q

- [Cancelled 1995-05-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159Q-1995-05-12): Enstrom F-28A, S/N 265. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bacca James A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BACCA%20JAMES%20A), [Turlock, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Turlock)

## NTSB investigations on N159Q (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 LAX92LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA245), Jun 14, 1992: Enstrom F28A (N159Q), Hanford, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM DURING THE TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND UNFAVORABLE WINDS THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N159Q (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 19920614020019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920614020019A), Jun 14, 1992: Enstrm F28A (N159Q), Hanford, CA, Substantial damage. Lost lift on downwind takeoff. Impacted hard,rolled forward. Rotors hit ground. Gross weight and downwind factors.

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