# N16959: 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: March 9, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16959
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16959

## Aircraft that carried N16959

- [Cancelled 2018-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16959-2018-03-09): Taylor/Michmerhuizen Phil J-2, S/N 882. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Depoy Lowell K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPOY%20LOWELL%20K), [Salem, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Salem)
- [Cancelled 1951-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16959-1951-05-15): Piper J-2, S/N 825, built 1936. Owner: [Hackett Charles Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HACKETT%20CHARLES%20ROBERT), [Fremont, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Fremont)

## NTSB investigations on N16959 (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 NYC82FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82FA083), Apr 29, 1982: Bell 206L (N16959), New York City, NY, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N16959 (4)

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.

- [Incident 19910331013579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910331013579I), Mar 31, 1991: Bell 206L (N16959), New York, NY. Engine malfunctioned. Entered autorotation. Landed in the water with floats inflated.
- [Incident 19830906053709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830906053709I), Sep 6, 1983: Bell 206L (N16959), Ellis Island, NY, Minor damage. Engine flamed out. Popped floats and landed on a river. Pc line had failed at b nut. Pn 6848471A.
- [Accident 19820429015619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820429015619A), Apr 29, 1982: Bell 206L (N16959), New York, NY, Substantial damage. Lost power, autorotated into east river. Rolled after hard landing. Pc line broken at b nut on fuel control unit.
- [Incident 19800221030859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800221030859I), Feb 21, 1980: Bell 206L (N16959), Flushing, NY. Pilot had engine malfunction. Made hovering autorotation. Compressor blade failure.

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