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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8259J

N8259J is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell 407. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 30, 1999 when the aircraft was exported to Brazil. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Bell 407 cancelled April 30, 1999

Serial number
53335
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Brazil
Certificate issued
April 12, 1999
Last FAA action
April 14, 1999
Last owner
First Security Bank Na Trustee (Corporation)
Salt Lake City, UT
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8259J

MKC88LA146Accident on August 2, 1988 at Washington, IA: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Varga 2150A · serial VAC-105-78

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