# N5159U: Cessna 206, registration cancelled 1968-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 206](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206) (registry code 2073302)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 206-0159
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 9, 1965
- Mode S code: A677A8
- Owner when cancelled: [Wandell Hugh E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WANDELL%20HUGH%20E)
- Location: [Hilltop Lakes, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hilltop%20Lakes)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5159U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5159U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5159U-1968-01-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 206: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-206.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 UNK65X1444](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1444), Feb 21, 1965: Cessna 206 (N5159U), Harlingen, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N5159U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5159U): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0265, built 1980

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