# N459U: 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 29, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=459U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N459U

## Aircraft that carried N459U

- [Cancelled 1998-09-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N459U-1998-09-29): Cessna 150M, S/N 15078407. Owner: [Bernstein Steven C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNSTEIN%20STEVEN%20C), [Dickens, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dickens)

## NTSB investigations on N459U (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 FTW98LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA202), May 1, 1998: Cessna 150M (N459U), Levelland, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inaccurate weather evaluation, subsequent encounter with a severe downdraft, and failure (or inability) to compensate for the wind (downdraft) condition. The high density altitude was a…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N459U (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 19980501008279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980501008279A), May 1, 1998: Cessna 150M (N459U), Levelland, TX, Destroyed. Acft was caught in a downdraft, struck ground, landing gear tore off, flipped over, Levelland, TX. (.4)the flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot reported…

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