# N20459: 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: February 4, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20459
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20459

## Aircraft that carried N20459

- [Cancelled 2023-02-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20459-2023-02-04): Cessna 172M, S/N 17261305, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Little Bird Airways LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LITTLE%20BIRD%20AIRWAYS%20LLC), [Hamburg, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Hamburg)
- [Cancelled 1948-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20459-1948-06-08): Welch OW5M, S/N 154. Owner: [Holly James I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLLY%20JAMES%20I), [Union City, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Union%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N20459 (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 ERA22LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA228), May 14, 2022: Cessna 172M (N20459), Lancaster, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s excessive pitch during takeoff resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain. Contributing was the student’s failure to relinquish the controls when ordered by the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N20459 (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 20220514006169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220514006169A), May 14, 2022: Cessna 172M (N20459), Lancaster, NY, Substantial damage. Student pilot (minor without a student pilot cert, just started flying) was attempting a soft field takeoff and rotated at stall speed. The aircraft pitched up…

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