# N3159B: 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: October 27, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3159B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3159B

## Aircraft that carried N3159B

- [Cancelled 2017-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3159B-2017-10-27): Air Tractor AT-400, S/N 400-0462, built 1982. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Terhune Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TERHUNE%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Perryton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Perryton)

## NTSB investigations on N3159B (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 CEN13FA465](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA465), Aug 5, 2013: Air Tractor AT-400 (N3159B), Balko, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure maintain clearance from a meteorological tower while en route at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the sun's glare.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3159B (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.

- [Accident 20130805013629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130805013629A), Aug 5, 2013: Air Tractor Inc AT-400 (N3159B), Balko, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On August 5, 2013 at 10:12 local CDT, an Air tractor AT-400 aircraft bearing registration number N3159B, registered to turhune flying service, inc., was…
- [Incident 19840710036069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840710036069I), Jul 10, 1984: Airtrc AT400 (N3159B), Burlington, CO, Minor damage. Pilot reported the aircraft nosed up during an emergency landing after running out of fuel.

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