N8259U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 25, 2011. The last status on file was "n-number assigned as an import, not registered, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Hughes Helicopters Inc HUGHES 369D cancelled May 25, 2011
- Serial number
- 811044D
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- N-number assigned as an import, not registered, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- November 5, 1998
- Last owner
- Withheld
- Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172F cancelled June 17, 1991
- Serial number
- 17252159
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- May 15, 1991
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Dallas, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8259U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172F · serial 17252159
THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING ENSURING SUFFICIENT FUEL FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT.
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