# N6259N: 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: August 18, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6259N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6259N

## Aircraft that carried N6259N

- [Cancelled 2006-08-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6259N-2006-08-18): WSK PZL Mielec M-18A, S/N 1Z026-05, built 1996. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [A-S Ranch Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/A-S%20RANCH%20INC), [Fort Benton, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Fort%20Benton)
- [Cancelled 1968-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6259N-1968-01-31): Bell 47G-3B-1, S/N 6663. Owner: [Nasa Manned Spacecraft Center](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NASA%20MANNED%20SPACECRAFT%20CENTER), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

## NTSB investigations on N6259N (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 LAX04TA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04TA161), Mar 16, 2004: WSK PZL Mielec M-18A (N6259N), Safford, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and at least one ensuing engine power surge, which caused the airplane to pitch up abruptly into a stall at an altitude too low for recovery.…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6259N (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 20040316007209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040316007209A), Mar 16, 2004: Wsk M18A (N6259N), Safford, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was doing water drops for the blm to test for use on wildfires. Aircraft spun in on a low pass.
- [Incident 20000716035259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716035259I), Jul 16, 2000: Wsk M18A (N6259N), Dillon, MT, Minor damage. (-23)Ferry flight for delivery of polish - fire bomber to Oregon. Pilot stated that upon landing, the tail wheel arm broke off and the aircraft landed with…

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