# N1959N: 1959 Avions Fairey TIPSY NIPPER T-66, registration cancelled 2014-05-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 5, 2014
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Avions Fairey TIPSY NIPPER T-66](https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-fairey-tipsy-nipper-t-66) (registry code 0941012)
- Engine: [Jabiru 2200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (registry code 34800)
- Serial number: 15
- Year built: 1959
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 2011
- Certificate issued: July 21, 2011
- Last registry action: July 21, 2011
- Mode S code: A17E5E
- Owner when cancelled: [Sharman Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHARMAN%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Vacaville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vacaville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4213° N, 122.0316° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95688, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1959N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1959N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1959N-2014-05-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Avions Fairey TIPSY NIPPER T-66: https://openairdocs.org/model/avions-fairey-tipsy-nipper-t-66.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 WPR13FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA123), Feb 14, 2013: Avions Fairey Tipsy Nipper T-66 (N1959N), Winters, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's impact with a turkey vulture in cruise flight, which resulted in the structural failure of the right wing and the subsequent loss of control.

## 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 20130213001869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130213001869A), Feb 13, 2013: Avions Fairey TIPSY NIPPER T-66 (N1959N), Winters, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Airframe experienced inflight loss of approx. 4' of right hand wing, reasons unknown.

## Other aircraft with N1959N

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1959N): Embraer Executive EMB-505, S/N 50500466, built 2018
- [Cancelled 1950-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1959N-1950-06-02): Cessna 140, S/N 12195. Owner: [Lippman F P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIPPMAN%20F%20P)

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