N50159 — 1972 Cessna U206F

Aircraft record

Serial number

U20601907

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

U206F

Year

1972

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Cont Motor Io 520 Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N50159 →

Accident & incident history

1. ANC16FA017Apr 8, 2016Angoon, AKFatal · 3 fatal

   The pilot's inadvertent turn toward terrain that was higher-than-expected while trying to avoid poor visibility conditions and his subsequent attempt to clear terrain, which reduced the airspeed and led to the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall and spin.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1972 Cessna U206F).

1. Mar 14, 2018deregistered — Sunrise Aviation Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N50159 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 1972 Cessna U206F above.

• until Aug 11, 1955Cessna T-50 (s/n 5294)

Frequently asked

Has N50159 been in an accident?

Yes. N50159 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2016.

What kind of aircraft is N50159?

N50159 is a 1972 Cessna U206F (fixed wing single-engine), serial number U20601907.

Has N50159 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N50159 (ANC16FA017) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.