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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8959U

N8959U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 150M built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 2, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 150M cancelled February 2, 2006

Serial number
15078029
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1976
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
December 13, 2002
Last FAA action
December 20, 2005
Last owner
Smith Willie C (Individual)
Sherrill, AR
Airworthiness
Standard · Utility

Douglas DC-8-62F cancelled April 2, 1968

Serial number
45960
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turbojet
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Douglas Aircraft Division (Corporation)
Long Beach, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8959U

FTW04LA180Accident on July 9, 2004 at Sherrill, AR: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 150M · serial 78029

the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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