# N259ER: 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: April 4, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=259ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259ER

## Aircraft that carried N259ER

- [Cancelled 2017-04-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259ER-2017-04-04): Cessna 172N, S/N 17271298, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Washington Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASHINGTON%20FLYING%20CLUB), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

## NTSB investigations on N259ER (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 NYC08LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA049), Dec 1, 2007: Cessna 172N (N259ER), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an attempted touch-and-go. Contributing to the accident was the instructor's delay in taking remedial action, and the presence of trees…
- [NTSB MIA83LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA007), Oct 7, 1982: Piper PA-44-180 (N259ER), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N259ER (3)

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 20071201828749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071201828749A), Dec 1, 2007: Cessna 172N (N259ER), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Instructor with student made one traffic pattern circuit and were departing on touch and go maneuver. Instructor retracted flaps and student advanced…
- [Incident 19881014065039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881014065039I), Oct 14, 1988: Cessna 172N (N259ER), Prescott, AZ, Minor damage. Student overcontrolled on landing and stalled. Instructor recovered but plane landed hard on gear. Veered off runway
- [Accident 19821007051969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821007051969A), Oct 7, 1982: Piper PA44180 (N259ER), Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft touched down short of runway during simulated emergency landing.

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