N31559 — Bell 205A-1

Aircraft record

Serial number

30191

Manufacturer

Bell

Model

205A-1

Category

Rotorcraft

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N31559 →

Accident & incident history

1. DEN08LA053Jan 26, 2008Valley Center, KSSerious

   The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during an emergency descent resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to turn on the fuel tank valve resulting in fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the Bell 205A-1).

1. Feb 9, 2019deregistered

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N31559 was previously assigned to different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the Bell 205A-1 above.

• until Nov 19, 2008Phillips Kenneth G FLITE BIKE (s/n 0001)
• until Jul 24, 2000Raytheon Aircraft Company 1900D (s/n UE-359)
• until Nov 5, 1942Stinson 10A (s/n 7808)

Frequently asked

Has N31559 been in an accident?

Yes. N31559 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2008.

What kind of aircraft is N31559?

N31559 is a Bell 205A-1 (rotorcraft), serial number 30191.