N259H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Preiss Heinrich K VANS RV-9A built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 21, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Preiss Heinrich K VANS RV-9A cancelled March 21, 2018
- Serial number
- 90466
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2002
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 5, 2014
- Last FAA action
- May 5, 2014
- Last owner
- Mexico Medical Missions (Corporation)
Glenwood Springs, CO - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Curtiss Wright FLEDGLING cancelled May 15, 1940
- Serial number
- B-36
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1931
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 2, 1939
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Kirkpatrick James (Individual)
Rochester, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N259H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Preiss Vans RV-9A · serial 90466
A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion, which resulted from the pilot's erroneous preflight fuel calculations and inadequate in-flight fuel management.
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