# N259H: 2002 Preiss Heinrich K VANS RV-9A, registration cancelled 2018-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Preiss Heinrich K VANS RV-9A](https://openairdocs.org/model/preiss-heinrich-k-vans-rv-9a) (registry code 05614SR)
- Engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050)
- Serial number: 90466
- Year built: 2002
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-9A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 2002
- Certificate issued: May 5, 2014
- Last registry action: May 5, 2014
- Mode S code: A2799C
- Owner when cancelled: [Mexico Medical Missions](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEXICO%20MEDICAL%20MISSIONS)
- Location: [Glenwood Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Glenwood%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.6047° N, 107.3511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81601, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=259H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259H-2018-03-21

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 Preiss Heinrich K VANS RV-9A: https://openairdocs.org/model/preiss-heinrich-k-vans-rv-9a.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 CEN14LA526](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA526), Sep 29, 2014: Preiss Vans RV-9A (N259H), Hobart, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's erroneous preflight fuel calculations and inadequate in-flight fuel management.

## 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 20140929018059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140929018059A), Sep 29, 2014: Preiss Heinrich K VANS RV-9A (N259H), Hobart, OK, Substantial damage. Pilot ran out of fuel while enroute to Hobart, OK and crashed in a field 2 mile NE of the airport.

## Other aircraft with N259H

- [Cancelled 1940-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259H-1940-05-15): Curtiss Wright FLEDGLING, S/N B-36, built 1931. Owner: [Kirkpatrick James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRKPATRICK%20JAMES), [Rochester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rochester)

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