# N4459M: 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 9, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4459M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4459M

## Aircraft that carried N4459M

- [Cancelled 2009-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4459M-2009-02-09): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-3411, built 1947. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Ellis Robert D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELLIS%20ROBERT%20D), [Houlton, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Houlton)

## NTSB investigations on N4459M (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 NYC06LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA228), Sep 22, 2006: Piper PA-12 (N4459M), Orient, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A factor was his inadequate weight and balance calculations and the gusty wind…
- [NTSB MIA67F0266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0266), Nov 5, 1966: Piper PA-12 (N4459M), Whitsett, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4459M (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 20060922022209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060922022209A), Sep 22, 2006: Piper PA12 (N4459M), Orient, ME, Destroyed. (-23) On September 22, 2006, about 1330 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-12-12, N4459M, was destroyed when it impacted the ground on halfmoon island, after…

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