# N859U: 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 15, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=859U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N859U

## Aircraft that carried N859U

- [Cancelled 1980-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N859U-1980-05-15): Lockheed 188C, S/N 2016. Owner: [Transamerica Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSAMERICA%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Oakland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oakland)

## NTSB investigations on N859U (2)

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 DCA80AA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA007), Nov 18, 1979: Lockheed 188C (N859U), Salt Lake City, UT, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB MIA78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FA052), Mar 11, 1978: Lockheed L188C (N859U), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage

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