# N959N: 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: February 6, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=959N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959N

## Aircraft that carried N959N

- [Cancelled 2013-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959N-2013-02-06): Douglas DC-9-31, S/N 47255, built 1968. Second renewal notice. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N959N (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 DCA78IA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA78IA018), Jul 21, 1978: Douglas DC-9 (N959N), Oshkosh, WI, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N959N (5)

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.

- [Incident 19851009055919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851009055919I), Oct 9, 1985: Doug DC931 (N959N), Memphis, TN, Minor damage. Loss of hydraulic fluid and manual gear extension needed. O ring cut and pinched in lower rudder power actuator.
- [Incident 19801002072259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801002072259I), Oct 2, 1980: Doug DC931 (N959N), Detroit, MI. Main gear door remained open after gear down and locked.
- [Incident 19800525083689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800525083689I), May 25, 1980: Doug DC931 (N959N), Chicago, IL. Emergency declared after engine shutdown due to high oil pressure. Found broken wire to transmitter.
- [Incident 19791202048349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791202048349I), Dec 2, 1979: Doug DC931 (N959N), Detroit, MI. On takeoff, nose gear door hung open, causing vibration. Returned, landed safely. Maintenance reclosed door.
- [Incident 19780721036039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780721036039I), Jul 21, 1978: Doug DC931 (N959N), Oshkosh, WI, Minor damage. Pilot unable to stop on wet runway. Had quartering tailwind and auto-ground spoilers did not deploy.

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