# N259L: 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 3, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=259L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259L

## Aircraft that carried N259L

- [Cancelled 2019-04-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259L-2019-04-03): Peterson Michael Lewis LEGACY 2000, S/N 180, built 2005. Owner: [Peterson Michael L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PETERSON%20MICHAEL%20L), [Cle Elum, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Cle%20Elum)

## NTSB investigations on N259L (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 WPR18FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA011), Oct 19, 2017: Peterson Lancair Legacy (N259L), Bowie, AZ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control due to a bird strike.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N259L (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 20171019022309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171019022309A), Oct 19, 2017: Peterson Michael Lewis LEGACY 2000 (N259L), Wilcox, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft crash investigation could find no cause concering the aircraft. Aircraft impacted ground nose low and planted the propeller hub and front of the…

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