# N59491: 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: November 15, 1955
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=59491
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59491

## Aircraft that carried N59491

- [Cancelled 1955-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59491-1955-11-15): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 5838. Owner: [Campbell 66 Express Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMPBELL%2066%20EXPRESS%20INC), [Springfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Springfield)

## NTSB investigations on N59491 (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 FTW91LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA048), Mar 8, 1991: Bell 206B II (N59491), High Island, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FOR OCCURRENCE #1 - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE OPERATOR IN LAUNCHING A HAZARDOUS MISSION WITHOUT AN ADEQUATE SLING/HARNESS, THE PILOT'S POOR JUDGEMENT IN ACCEPTING AND CONTINUING THE MISSION INTO…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N59491 (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 19910307004929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910307004929A), Mar 7, 1991: Bell 206B (N59491), High Island, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Observer lowered to mark ditched helicopter fell 100 ft and died. Low fuel. Began return. Strap fouled tail rotor.

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