# N8349: 1973 Pilatus B-4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pilatus B-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-b-4) (registry code 7090105, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 062
- Year built: 1973
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Standard, glider
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1973
- Certificate issued: November 7, 2013
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: AB6AC9
- Registered owners: [Meads Andrew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEADS%20ANDREW), [Closson Luke E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOSSON%20LUKE%20E%20JR)
- Location: [Hatfield, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Hatfield)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2851° N, 75.2909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19440, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8349
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8349

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 (Pilatus B-4)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW89DPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DPA02), Oct 17, 1988: Pilatus B4PC11 (N8349), Bridgeport, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19881017048329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881017048329A), Oct 17, 1988: Pilats B4PC11A (N8349), Bridgeport, TX, Substantial damage. Tow rope separated on auto tow takeoff. Mushed into trees to avoid deep rocky gullies.

## 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Pilatus B-4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-b-4/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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