# N959U: 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: August 19, 2008
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=959U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959U

## Aircraft that carried N959U

- [Cancelled 2008-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N959U-2008-08-19): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-82(MD-82), S/N 49704, built 1988. Exported to Afghanistan. Owner: [U S Bank Na-Owner Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20BANK%20NA-OWNER%20TRUSTEE), [Boston, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Boston)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N959U (3)

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 20010718016649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010718016649I), Jul 18, 2001: Doug DC982 (N959U), Wichita, KS. (-23) Aircraft N959U, flight no. 146, enroute phx-stl, experienced an oil strainer clog light (left engine). Pilot throttled back, light went out and then came…
- [Incident 19881130063619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881130063619I), Nov 30, 1988: Doug DC982 (N959U), St Louis, MO. Unable to retract gear. Returned and landed safely. Nose gear strut flat and schrader valve o ring deteriorated.
- [Incident 19881012059769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881012059769I), Oct 12, 1988: Doug DC982 (N959U), St Louis, MO. Smoke from lavatory after landing. Extinguisher used on trash container. Water line heater element had burned out.

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