# N23459: 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: August 17, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23459
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23459

## Aircraft that carried N23459

- [Cancelled 2000-08-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23459-2000-08-17): Bell 430, S/N 49061. Exported to Bulgaria. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled 1996-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23459-1996-07-09): Cessna 172M, S/N 17264089. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Tippy Marshall W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIPPY%20MARSHALL%20W), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

## NTSB investigations on N23459 (2)

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 DEN93FA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93FA097), Aug 3, 1993: Cessna 172M (N23459), Clines Corners, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A SAFE AND PROPER ALTITUDE. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING, DARK NIGHT CONDITION, AND WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT INCLUDED…
- [NTSB DEN79FQA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQA20), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 172M (N23459), Albuqueque, NM, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N23459 (2)

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 19930803027519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930803027519A), Aug 3, 1993: Cessna 172M (N23459), Clines Corner, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Took off VFR into IMC at night in fog and drizzle. Crashed at intersection of I40 and US285. No weather breifing.
- [Accident 19790310004439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310004439A), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 172M (N23459), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Acft taxi light was inoperative. Pilot taxied off taxiway and hit the jet barrier reel box. Taxiway properly marked

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