# N3159W: 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 21, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3159W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3159W

## Aircraft that carried N3159W

- [Cancelled 2006-04-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3159W-2006-04-21): Air Tractor AT-400, S/N 400-0474, built 1973. Owner: [Goodmans Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOODMANS%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Chase, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Chase)

## NTSB investigations on N3159W (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 FTW04LA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA201), Jul 31, 2004: Air Tractor AT-400 (N3159W), Clayton, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the high tension power lines.
- [NTSB MKC89LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA123), Jun 2, 1989: Air Tractor AT-400 (N3159W), Poplar Bluff, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND MISJUDGED THE CLEARANCE OF THE AIRCRAFT'S VERTICAL STABILIZER FROM THE POWER LINES.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3159W (4)

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 20040731017799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040731017799A), Jul 31, 2004: Airtrc AT400 (N3159W), Clayton, LA, Destroyed. (-23) On July 31, 2004, at 0850 CDT, an air tractor AT-400 agricultural airplane, N3159W, owned and operated by goodman's flying service of chase, LA, was…
- [Incident 19900715036689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900715036689I), Jul 15, 1990: Airtrc AT400 (N3159W), Blaine, MS, Minor damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Found right brake was inoperative.
- [Accident 19890602049069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890602049069A), Jun 2, 1989: Airtrc AT400 (N3159W), Poplar Bluff, MO, Substantial damage. Tail assembly struck wires while pilot was flying under them. Uncontrollable aircraft collided with the ground.
- [Incident 19890428018959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890428018959I), Apr 28, 1989: Airtrc AT400 (N3159W), Poplar Bluff, MO, Minor damage. Truck drove on runway while aircraft on takeoff. Pilot pulled up abruptly missed truck but flew through wires.

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