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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N259L

N259L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Peterson Michael Lewis LEGACY 2000 built in 2005. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 3, 2019. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Peterson Michael Lewis LEGACY 2000 cancelled April 3, 2019

Serial number
180
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2005
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 2, 2004
Last FAA action
February 21, 2017
Last owner
Peterson Michael L (Individual)
Cle Elum, WA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N259L

WPR18FA011Accident on October 19, 2017 at Bowie, AZ: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Peterson Lancair Legacy · serial L2K-180

An in-flight loss of control due to a bird strike.

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