# N71859: 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: May 3, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71859
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71859

## Aircraft that carried N71859

- [Cancelled 2013-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71859-2013-05-03): Cessna 182M, S/N 18259782, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hughes James H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20JAMES%20H), [Bessemer, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Bessemer)
- [Cancelled 1956-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71859-1956-02-20): Luscombe 8A, S/N 3286. Owner: [Gene Rothlin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENE%20ROTHLIN), [Fortuna, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fortuna)

## NTSB investigations on N71859 (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 ATL81FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA090), Jul 2, 1981: Cessna 182M (N71859), Haleyville, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N71859 (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 19810702038419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810702038419A), Jul 2, 1981: Cessna 182M (N71859), Haleyville, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. VFR pilot unable to locate airport flew into ground in night marginal weather. No ground lights in area.

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