# N9159L: 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 18, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9159L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9159L

## Aircraft that carried N9159L

- [Cancelled 2024-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9159L-2024-05-18): Bellanca 7ACA, S/N 20-71. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Moses Lake, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Moses%20Lake)

## NTSB investigations on N9159L (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 SEA92LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA220), May 30, 1992: Bellanca 7ACA (N9159L), Rosalia, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE TAILWHEEL SPRING BRACKET. A FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9159L (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 19920530046009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920530046009A), May 30, 1992: Bbavia 7ACA (N9159L), Rosalia, WA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control. Veered off runway. Hit lights. Tried go around but settled,hit more lights. Spring broke.

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