# N6959J: 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: October 17, 1994
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6959J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6959J

## Aircraft that carried N6959J

- [Cancelled 1994-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6959J-1994-10-17): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R7635367. Owner: [American Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20INC), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N6959J (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 LAX94FA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA308), Aug 7, 1994: Piper PA-28R-200 (N6959J), San Luis Obispo, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the No. 4 cylinder connecting rod for undetermined reasons. The dark night lighting conditions, which hampered the ability of the pilots to detect the power lines, was a factor in this…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6959J (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 19940807020549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940807020549A), Aug 7, 1994: Piper PA28R200 (N6959J), San Luis Obispo, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Lost power on climbout. Hit wires landing on hiway. Struck by auto. Engine had thrown a rod. Rod cap separated.
- [Incident 19920906043539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920906043539I), Sep 6, 1992: Piper PA28R200 (N6959J), Page, AZ. Pilot was observed to make three low passes over a crowded beach.

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