# N509: 1959 Poland MIG 17 (LIM-5)

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Poland MIG 17 (LIM-5)](https://openairdocs.org/model/poland-mig-17-lim-5) (registry code 05602JU, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1C01509
- Year built: 1959
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-jet
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 1997
- Certificate issued: January 21, 2009
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A65B5E
- Registered owner: [Western Sky Aviation Warbird Museum Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTERN%20SKY%20AVIATION%20WARBIRD%20MUSEUM%20INC)
- Location: [St George, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/St%20George)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.1384° N, 113.6296° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84770, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=509
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N509

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Poland MIG 17 (LIM-5))

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N509.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N509.

## Reports on N509 not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N509, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19871023073209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871023073209I), Oct 23, 1987: Fokker F28MK4000 (N509), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. During a taxi turn from the gate the left horizontal stabilizer struck a parked aircraft.
- [Incident 19800117015199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800117015199I), Jan 17, 1980: Doug DC9 (N509), Mexico City, Mexico. Lost a portion of rubber from nose tire on takeoff at Mexico cty. Flight continued to houston, Texas.
- [Incident 19791216046629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791216046629I), Dec 16, 1979: Boeing 727 (N509), New Orleans, LA, Minor damage. #3 Engine fire warning in climbout. Found 13th stage duct had erupted, top cowling scorched. Replaced both.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## Service difficulty reports on N509 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N509, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 9627285509](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/9627285509), Dec 24, 1996: FLOORBEAM. CORRODED. DURING C-CHECK INSPECTION, FLOORBEAM UPPER CHORD AND DECK PLATE WERE FOUND CORRODED AT BS 1681. THE DECK PLATE WAS REMOVED AND ADDITIONAL CORROSION WAS FOUND ON

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N509

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N509 before.

- [Cancelled 1971-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N509-1971-10-27): Consolidated Vultee SNV-2, S/N 79-786. Owner: [Hutchins Russell O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUTCHINS%20RUSSELL%20O)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N509-undated): Ansaldo SVA, S/N SPA-6

## Related

- Other Poland MIG 17 (LIM-5) aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/poland-mig-17-lim-5/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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