# N6159E: 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: February 1, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6159E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6159E

## Aircraft that carried N6159E

- [Cancelled 2013-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6159E-2013-02-01): Mooney M20, S/N 1181, built 1958. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Bates City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bates%20City)
- [Cancelled 1975-12-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6159E-1975-12-12): Cessna 172, S/N 46259. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Greater Shreveport Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREATER%20SHREVEPORT%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Shreveport, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Shreveport)

## NTSB investigations on N6159E (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 FTW98LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA082), Dec 13, 1997: Mooney M20 (N6159E), Pocahontas, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. A related factor was: the pilot's lack of recent…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6159E (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 19971213046509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971213046509A), Dec 13, 1997: Mooney M20 (N6159E), Pocahontas, AR, No damage. (-23) During the take off roll, aircraft control was lost, aircraft departed runway to the left leaving skid marks from the left main tire onto the pavement…

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