# N8559U: 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: May 23, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8559U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8559U

## Aircraft that carried N8559U

- [Cancelled 2018-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8559U-2018-05-23): Cessna 172F, S/N 17252459, built 1965. Owner: [Kilo Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KILO%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Lacon, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lacon)

## NTSB investigations on N8559U (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 CEN18FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA088), Jan 27, 2018: Cessna 172F (N8559U), Williamsport, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of fuel, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and descent and collision with trees.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8559U (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 20180127006669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180127006669A), Jan 27, 2018: Cessna 172F (N8559U), Williamsport, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On January 27, 2018 at approximately 1:30AM eastern standard time, a 1965 Cessna 172-F, N8559U was destroyed following collision with the ground while…

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