# N81659: 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=81659
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81659

## Aircraft that carried N81659

- [Cancelled 2006-08-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81659-2006-08-18): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-8070143, built 1980. Sale reported. Owner: [Kennesaw, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Kennesaw)
- [Cancelled 1973-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81659-1973-10-03): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-279, built 1945. Owner: [Warren Julian G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARREN%20JULIAN%20G), [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)

## NTSB investigations on N81659 (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 DEN05FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05FA087), Jun 9, 2005: Piper PA-34-200T (N81659), Telluride, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain. Contributing to the accident were the high, rising terrain and fatigue.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N81659 (3)

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 20050609010649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050609010649A), Jun 9, 2005: Piper PA34200T (N81659), Telluride, CO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On 06/09/05 at 0933 MDT a Piper PA-34-200T, N81659, s/n 34-8070143, impacted terrain 11 nautical miles southwest of Telluride co. the aircraft was…
- [Incident 20020206002069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020206002069I), Feb 6, 2002: Piper PA34200T (N81659), Rock Springs, WY, Minor damage. (-23) After takeoff from Rock Springs the pilot noticed that the nose gear did not fully retract. After several attempts to lower and raise the landing gear…
- [Incident 19900317014399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900317014399I), Mar 17, 1990: Piper PA34200T (N81659), Fayetteville, AR. Right engine feathered. Precautionery landing on a highway. Found a defective fuel line.

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