# N259Q: 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: December 11, 1989
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=259Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259Q

## Aircraft that carried N259Q

- [Cancelled 1989-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259Q-1989-12-11): Enstrom F-28A, S/N 287. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N259Q (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 NYC79FNC42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNC42), Aug 1, 1979: Enstrom F28A (N259Q), West Hartford, VT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N259Q (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.

- [Incident 19881129069009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881129069009I), Nov 29, 1988: Enstrm F28A (N259Q), Creve Coeur, MO, Substantial damage. Downwind approach to field. Settled with power and lost rotor RPM. Landed hard in muddy area.
- [Accident 19790801026609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790801026609A), Aug 1, 1979: Enstrm F28A (N259Q), West Hartford, VT, Substantial damage. Made practice autorotation approach. Split needles. Landed on side hill. Rolled over.

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