# N8409M: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 31, 1985
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8409M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8409M

## Aircraft that carried N8409M

- [Cancelled 1985-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8409M-1985-08-31): Cessna A150K, S/N A15000109, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [O'Hare Patrick M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/O'HARE%20PATRICK%20M), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## NTSB investigations on N8409M (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 LAX85LA377](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA377), Aug 31, 1985: Cessna A150K (N8409M), Avalon, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8409M (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 19850831074919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850831074919A), Aug 31, 1985: Cessna A150K (N8409M), Avalon, CA, Destroyed. Failed to use carburetor heat during low powr flight. Engine quit. Ditched 20 miles southeast of catalina island.

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