# N4959P: 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 19, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4959P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4959P

## Aircraft that carried N4959P

- [Cancelled 2018-01-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4959P-2018-01-19): Heckler John S SPARROW HAWK II, S/N S0200025, built 2007. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Heckler John S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HECKLER%20JOHN%20S), [Gilbert, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Gilbert)
- [Cancelled 1992-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4959P-1992-01-30): Piper PA-23-235, S/N 27560. Owner: [Novotny Milton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOVOTNY%20MILTON), [Seekonk, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Seekonk)

## NTSB investigations on N4959P (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 NYC92FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92FA047), Dec 14, 1991: Piper PA-23-235 (N4959P), Fall River, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT FOLLOW IFR PROCEEDURES AND WAS MANUVERING AT TOO LOW AN ALTITUDE TO REMAIN CLEAR OF THE TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE; FATIGUE, FOG AND NO VISUAL GROUND CLUES.
- [NTSB MIA72DKJ45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ45), Mar 16, 1972: Piper PA-23 (N4959P), Decatur, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4959P (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 19911214056319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911214056319A), Dec 14, 1991: Piper PA23235 (N4959P), Fall River, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Reported field insight. Cancelled then lost it. Missed. Climbed out. Turned wrong way. Lost control. Struck trees.

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