# N46TE: Gulfstream American G-1159, registration cancelled 1990-06-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 6, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Gulfstream American G-1159](https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-g-1159) (registry code 3970108)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A12EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A12EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 243
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A598F0
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46TE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46TE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46TE-1990-06-06

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 Gulfstream American G-1159: https://openairdocs.org/model/gulfstream-american-g-1159.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 MKC90MA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90MA049), Jan 19, 1990: Grumman G1159 (N46TE), Little Rock, AR, destroyed, 7 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND TO FOLLOW IFR PROCEDURES (MAINTAIN AN ILS GLIDE PATH OR INITIATE A MISSED APPROACH) DURING AN IFR ARRIVAL TO THE AIRPORT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:…

## 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 19900119000749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900119000749A), Jan 19, 1990: Gulstm G1159 (N46TE), Little Rock, AR, Destroyed, 7 fatal. Crashed short of runway on ILS approach in near zero IMC. Descended below dh. Windshear suggested.

## Other aircraft with N46TE

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46TE): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 1694, built 2005

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