# N8959U: 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: February 2, 2006
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8959U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8959U

## Aircraft that carried N8959U

- [Cancelled 2006-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8959U-2006-02-02): Cessna 150M, S/N 15078029, built 1976. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Smith Willie C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20WILLIE%20C), [Sherrill, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Sherrill)
- [Cancelled 1968-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8959U-1968-04-02): Douglas DC-8-62F, S/N 45960. Owner: [Douglas Aircraft Division](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOUGLAS%20AIRCRAFT%20DIVISION), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N8959U (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 FTW04LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA180), Jul 9, 2004: Cessna 150M (N8959U), Sherrill, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8959U (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 20040709016089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040709016089A), Jul 9, 2004: Cessna 150M (N8959U), Sherrill, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 9, 2004 at approximately 1420 central daylight time, a Cessna 150M, single engine airplane, N8959U, sustained substantial damage during a forced…

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