N6159E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20 built in 1958. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 1, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20 cancelled February 1, 2013
- Serial number
- 1181
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1958
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2004
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Bates City, MO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Cessna 172 cancelled December 12, 1975
- Serial number
- 46259
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- December 2, 1975
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Greater Shreveport Air Service INC (Corporation)
Shreveport, LA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N6159E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20 · serial 1181
failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. A related factor was: the pilot's lack of recent experience in the make and model of airplane.
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