# N159RA: 1999 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2007-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8319
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 1, 1999
- Certificate issued: September 16, 2002
- Last registry action: September 20, 2005
- Mode S code: A0ED16
- Owner when cancelled: [Christiansen Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHRISTIANSEN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=159RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N159RA-2007-05-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Cessna 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.md

## 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 DFW07LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA056), Dec 27, 2006: Cessna 172S (N159RA), Tulsa, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a hangar and parked airplane during the unauthorized use of an airplane.

## 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 20061226028099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061226028099A), Dec 26, 2006: Cessna 172S (N159RA), Tulsa, OK, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] went to christiansen aviation with plans of flying. When the secretary found he needed a biennial flight review, the…

## Other aircraft with N159RA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159RA): Gates Lear Jet 35, S/N 024, built 1975

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