N159Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an Enstrom F-28A. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 12, 1995. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Enstrom F-28A cancelled May 12, 1995
- Serial number
- 265
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- April 21, 1992
- Last FAA action
- March 16, 1995
- Last owner
- Bacca James A (Co-owned)
Turlock, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N159Q
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Enstrom F28A · serial 265
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM DURING THE TAKEOFF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE AIRCRAFT AND UNFAVORABLE WINDS THAT EXISTED AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF.
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