# N959SC: 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: June 11, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=959SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959SC

## Aircraft that carried N959SC

- [Cancelled 2013-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959SC-2013-06-11): Learjet 23, S/N 045A. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bard Air Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARD%20AIR%20CORPORATION), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)

## NTSB investigations on N959SC (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 CHI91MA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91MA224), Jul 23, 1991: Learjet 23 (N959SC), Detroit, MI, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT, HIS FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHILE THERE WAS SUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINING, AND HIS FAILURE TO ASSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT ATTAINED SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED FOR LIFT-OFF…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N959SC (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 19910722029029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910722029029A), Jul 22, 1991: Lear 23LEAR (N959SC), Detroit, MI, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Over gross and parking brake not fully released. Used all runway. Lifted nose high. Hit trees. Needed longer runway

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