N2359J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 170B built in 1952. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 12, 2018 when the aircraft was exported to Germany. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 170B cancelled March 12, 2018
- Serial number
- 20511
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1952
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- July 19, 2016
- Last FAA action
- July 19, 2016
- Last owner
- Westover Calvin (Individual)
Estes Park, CO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Beech 23 cancelled December 15, 1992
- Serial number
- M317
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 15, 1990
- Last FAA action
- June 18, 1990
- Last owner
- Howard John P (Co-owned)
Anderson, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2359J
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 170B · serial 20511
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane resulting in a ground loop. Contributing factors include the inadequate preflight inspection, the pilot's failure to properly latch the cowling, and the pilot's diverted attention to the open cowling.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech 23 · serial M317
THE PILOTS DECISION TO TURN DOWN WIND AT A CRITICAL PHASE OF THE GO AROUND WITH INADEQUATE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN A STALL MUSH UNCONTROLLED DESCENT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AND A STABILATOR INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY A LUBRICANT CONTAINER IN THE TAIL CONE.
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