# N159PC: 1987 British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101, registration cancelled 2002-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 2002
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending
- Airframe: [British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101](https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3101) (registry code 1500216)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Serial number: 768
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Special flight permit
- Airworthiness date: December 9, 1987
- Last registry action: March 15, 2002
- Mode S code: A0ECE6
- Location: [Herndon, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Herndon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9269° N, 77.3968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20171, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159PC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=159PC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159PC-2002-08-30

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the British Aerospace BAE JETSTREAM 3101: https://openairdocs.org/model/british-aerospace-bae-jetstream-3101.md

## Service difficulty reports (5)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR SABA970036](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SABA970036), Oct 27, 1997: SMOKE DETECTOR. FAILED. CLT/HKY - FLT 5037 - AFTER TAKEOFF, FLIGHT CREW NOTICED BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT SMOKE DETECTOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN-FLIGHT EMERGENCY DECLARED. ACFT RETURNED TO CLT
- [SDR SABA9700022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SABA9700022), Jul 17, 1997: HYD LINE. LEAKING. CLT - FLT 5071 - DURING GEAR EXTENSION BOTH HYD PUMPS PRESSURE DROPPED BELOW 1200 PSI AND RIGHT HYD PUMP PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO AND DID NOT RETURN. FOUND HYD 
- [SDR SABA9700019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SABA9700019), Jun 23, 1997: VALVE. FAILED. CLT - FLT 5121 - AFTER TAKEOFF LEFT ENGINE OIL TEMP WENT INTO THE RED ARC. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT FOR AN UNEVENTRUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE WAS THEN DISPATCHED T
- [SDR SABA960002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SABA960002), Feb 12, 1996: SWITCH WIRE. BROKEN. CLT/HTS - FLT 5112 - ON 2-12-96, SELECTED GEAR UP, ALL 3 INTRANSIT LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. TWO INTRANSIT LIGHTS EXTINGUISHED, LT MAIN LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. MA
- [SDR 95ZZZX6106](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX6106), Oct 17, 1995: UPLOCK SWITCH. FAILED. CLT/HTS - FLT 5100 - ON 10-17-95, USAIR EXPRESS FLIGHT HAD JUST DEPARTED CLT WHEN THE RT LANDING GEAR INTRANSIT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CAPTAIN DID NOT DECLARE A

## NTSB investigations (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 BFO93FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93FA049), Mar 18, 1993: British Aerospace BAE 3101 (N159PC), Beckley, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE CAPTAIN TO ASSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE PLOWED PORTION OF THE RUNWAY (OR PERFORM A MISSED APPROACH). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, THE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITION,…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19930317005549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930317005549A), Mar 17, 1993: Bag JETSTM3101 (N159PC), Beckley, WV, Substantial damage. Landed on snow ridge on edge of runway. Weather below minima. Runway not cleared full width per NOTAM.

## Other aircraft with N159PC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159PC): American Champion 7GCBC, S/N 1418-2006, built 2006

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