# N8259U: 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 25, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8259U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8259U

## Aircraft that carried N8259U

- [Cancelled 2011-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259U-2011-05-25): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 811044D. Assigned (import), pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1991-06-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259U-1991-06-17): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252159. Owner: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N8259U (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 CHI90LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA268), Sep 21, 1990: Cessna 172F (N8259U), Huntington, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING ENSURING SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8259U (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 19900920041279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900920041279A), Sep 20, 1990: Cessna 172F (N8259U), Huntington, IN, Destroyed. Lost power on base. Overshot runway and stalled trying for another runway. Failed to check fuel and ran tanks dry.

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