N1159C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Quicksilver MXLSPRINT II. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 1, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 4 times.
Quicksilver MXLSPRINT II cancelled November 1, 2019
- Serial number
- 000815
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Two-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 12, 2008
- Last FAA action
- February 26, 2016
- Last owner
- Cadmus David L (Individual)
Palmetto, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cirrus Design Corp SR22 cancelled September 20, 2005
- Serial number
- 0490
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2003
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 2, 2004
- Last FAA action
- November 2, 2004
- Last owner
- Flightline Fractionals INC (Corporation)
Belgrade, MT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 177B cancelled March 27, 1997
- Serial number
- 17702677
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- October 6, 1994
- Last FAA action
- October 7, 1994
- Last owner
- Rutherford L Neil (Co-owned)
Sequim, WA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper PA-18 cancelled February 9, 1955
- Serial number
- 18-2459
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 19, 1954
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Parsley Jack R (Individual)
New York, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N1159C
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cirrus Design Corp. SR22 · serial 0490
The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance while maneuvering in mountainous terrain, which resulted in an inflight collision with trees and terrain. Contributing factors were the mountainous terrain and the downdraft.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 177B · serial 17702677
the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain the proper altitude/clearance from obstruction(s), while on final approach. Factors relating to the accident were: the downdraft, and the obstruction (tree).
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site