N2559R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-180 built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 28, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Piper PA-28-180 cancelled February 28, 2017
- Serial number
- 28-5648
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 2, 1994
- Last FAA action
- July 10, 2006
- Last owner
- Bowling James L (Individual)
Midlothian, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 182K cancelled September 11, 1967
- Serial number
- 18258259
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Denmark
- Certificate issued
- June 22, 1967
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2559R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-180 · serial 28-5648
maintenance personnel's improper engine overhaul procedures resulting in the installation of the rocker arms in reversed positions, which led to improper lubrication and binding of the exhaust valves. A related factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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