# N3159D: 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: September 3, 2022
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3159D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3159D

## Aircraft that carried N3159D

- [Cancelled 2022-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3159D-2022-09-03): Air Tractor AT-301, S/N 301-0471, built 1982. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rustys Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSTYS%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Dhanis, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dhanis)

## NTSB investigations on N3159D (2)

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 CEN10CA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA262), May 20, 2010: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3159D), D'Hanis, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly set the airplane's flaps prior to takeoff.
- [NTSB MIA89LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA127), Apr 13, 1989: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3159D), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NUMBER FIVE CYLINDER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PROXIMITY OF HOMES IN THE AREA, WHICH PRECLUDED JETTISONING OF THE CHEMICAL LOAD, AND HIGH VEGETATION IN THE EMERGENCY…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3159D (3)

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 20100520035409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100520035409A), May 20, 2010: Air Tractor AT-301 (N3159D), D'Hanis, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted to takeoff without flaps and ran off the end of the runway.
- [Incident 20070712825409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070712825409I), Jul 12, 2007: Airtrc AT301 (N3159D), Penfield, IL, Minor damage. (-23) An ag-type aircraft had completed a pass and was maneuvering for another pass when the right wing suddenly dipped down in what the pilot considered wind…
- [Accident 19890413007879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890413007879A), Apr 13, 1989: Airtrc AT301 (N3159D), Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Unable to dump load crashed in trees between houses. Nr 5 cylinder assembly had cracked

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