FAA aircraft registration
N259PM
PETER MACDONALD VL-3TE-915 · 2023 · Valid
N259PM is a PETER MACDONALD VL-3TE-915 (year 2023), valid on the FAA registry as of 2026-10-25. Owner type: individual. Source: FAA Releasable Aircraft Database; accident and incident history is in NTSB CAROL.
Snapshot date: 2026-10-25 · Source: registry.faa.gov
Registration
- Status
- Valid
- Serial number
- VL-3-541
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2023
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2030
- Type aircraft
- Fixed wing single-engine
- State
- CA
Registered owner
M. D.
CA
Ownership timeline
- CurrentIndividual owner (redacted)certificate issued Nov 6, 2023
- Earlier owners are reconstructed from successive FAA snapshots and shown when our archive has at least two transitions for this tail.
Accident or incident history
We don't import NTSB accident data, so this profile can't say whether N259PM has an accident or incident record. Search the tail number in NTSB CAROL, including any earlier N-numbers the aircraft carried. Open NTSB CAROL.
Airworthiness Directives
We don't import the FAA AD library, so this profile lists no ADs. Which ADs apply to N259PM depends on its airframe, engine, propeller, installed equipment and serial ranges — search each in the FAA AD library (DRS) and check the logbook AD record with your A&P.
Type certificate
PETER MACDONALD VL-3TE-915 is governed by the FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet for the PETER MACDONALD family. The TCDS is the authoritative reference for engine, weight, and equipment configuration.
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Sources
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database — accessed 2026-10-25
- FAA N-Number Inquiry — accessed 2026-10-25
- NTSB CAROL accident database — accessed 2026-10-25
- FAA Airworthiness Directives library — accessed 2026-10-25