N4859 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell Lester I SE5. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 24, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Bell Lester I SE5 cancelled January 24, 2018
- Serial number
- 4859
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 17, 2006
- Last FAA action
- February 17, 2009
- Last owner
- Bell Lester I (Individual)
Logan, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
Grumman Acft Eng Cor-Schweizer G-164A cancelled July 5, 1994
- Serial number
- 1104
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 2, 1991
- Last FAA action
- February 16, 1994
- Last owner
- Schwartz James K JR (Individual)
Shelby, MT - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4859
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Grumman G-164A · serial 1104
THE POOR DECISION BY THE PILOT TO MAKE AN AERIAL APPLICATION TURN AROUND MANUEVER UNDER POWER LINES AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE POWER LINES.
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