# N2159W: 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: July 2, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2159W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2159W

## Aircraft that carried N2159W

- [Cancelled 2013-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2159W-2013-07-02): Beech C23, S/N M-1556, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Perkiomen Airways Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PERKIOMEN%20AIRWAYS%20LTD), [Reading, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Reading)

## NTSB investigations on N2159W (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 LAX90LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA321), Sep 12, 1990: Brantly Helicopter B-2B (N2159W), Novato, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER EXECUTION OF THE AUTOROTATION. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE EXCESSIVE SINK RATE AND MISJUDGING OF THE ALTITUDE.

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