# N4859: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4859
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4859

## Aircraft that carried N4859

- [Cancelled 2018-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4859-2018-01-24): Bell Lester I SE5, S/N 4859. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bell Lester I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20LESTER%20I), [Logan, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Logan)
- [Cancelled 1994-07-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4859-1994-07-05): Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A, S/N 1104. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Schwartz James K Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHWARTZ%20JAMES%20K%20JR), [Shelby, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Shelby)

## NTSB investigations on N4859 (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 SEA92LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA167), Jul 27, 1992: Grumman G-164A (N4859), Shelby, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: THE POOR DECISION BY THE PILOT TO MAKE AN AERIAL APPLICATION TURN AROUND MANUEVER UNDER POWER LINES AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINES.
- [NTSB FTW74DPG78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPG78), Jun 20, 1974: Grumman G-164A (N4859), Wheatley, AR, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4859 (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 19920727031099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920727031099A), Jul 27, 1992: Scwzer G164A (N4859), Shelby, MT, Destroyed. Struck powerline on a spray turn around. Rolled inverted and crashed.
- [Accident 19740620017189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740620017189A), Jun 20, 1974: Gulstm G164A (N4859), Wheatley, AR, Destroyed

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