Single-engine piston

N4159Y

1977 Bellanca Scout

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1977
Serial
23877
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bauer Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Reese, MI
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Registration record

N4159Y on the FAA register

Type
1977 Bellanca Scout (FAA: Bellanca 8GCBC)
Serial
23877
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Bauer Aviation LLC
Reese, MI
Certificate issued
2016-03-02
Airworthiness date
1997-08-20
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4EA5D
Mode S (octal)
51165135
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-13
    Accident at Grind Stone City, MI; damage: substantial.
  • 2016-03-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N4159Y to the current registrant.
  • 1997-08-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1994-07-23
    N4159Y previously assigned to a Raven S55A (s/n S55A878); cancelled.
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
  • 1963-03-12
    N4159Y previously assigned to a Cessna 185A (s/n 185-0359); cancelled.
Overview

About N4159Y

N4159Y is a 1977 Bellanca Scout (FAA model 8GCBC), serial number 23877. The FAA register lists Bauer Aviation LLC as the registrant in Reese, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 2, 2016 and expires on March 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 20, 1997.

N4159Y has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-03-13 Accident · Grind Stone City, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN24LA136
Reported aircraft: Bellanca 8GCBC
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a wet turf runway with a quartering tailwind.
NTSB report ↗
1967-06-08 Accident · Center,Nebr, 27 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1857
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-25 — a different aircraft that carried the N4159Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TION NOT LATER THAN NEXT 100HRS.TT ON 59Y-83HRS.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.