# N259UP: 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: February 20, 2026
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=259UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259UP

## Aircraft that carried N259UP

- [Cancelled 2026-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259UP-2026-02-20): Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F, S/N 48417, built 1991. Owner: [United Parcel Service Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20PARCEL%20SERVICE%20CO), [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)

## NTSB investigations on N259UP (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 DCA26MA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA26MA024), Nov 4, 2025: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (N259UP), Louisville, KY, destroyed, 14 fatal, investigation ongoing

## FAA accident and incident reports on N259UP (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 20251104016149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251104016149A), Nov 4, 2025: Mcdonnell Douglas MD-11F (N259UP), Louisville, KY, Destroyed, 14 fatal. The airplane took off from sdf about 1713 and video of the airplane shows the no. 1 (left) engine and pylon separating and subsequent fire on the left Wing.…

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