# N259H: 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 21, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=259H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259H

## Aircraft that carried N259H

- [Cancelled 2018-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259H-2018-03-21): Preiss Heinrich K VANS RV-9A, S/N 90466, built 2002. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mexico Medical Missions](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEXICO%20MEDICAL%20MISSIONS), [Glenwood Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Glenwood%20Springs)
- [Cancelled 1940-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259H-1940-05-15): Curtiss Wright FLEDGLING, S/N B-36, built 1931. Owner: [Kirkpatrick James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRKPATRICK%20JAMES), [Rochester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rochester)

## NTSB investigations on N259H (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 CEN14LA526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA526), Sep 29, 2014: Preiss Vans RV-9A (N259H), Hobart, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's erroneous preflight fuel calculations and inadequate in-flight fuel management.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N259H (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 20140929018059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140929018059A), Sep 29, 2014: Preiss Heinrich K VANS RV-9A (N259H), Hobart, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot ran out of fuel while enroute to Hobart, OK and crashed in a field 2 mile NE of the airport.

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