# N171MA: 1980 Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, registration cancelled 2009-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-40) (registry code 5780440)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (registry code 01514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10SW](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 431 S.A.
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 11, 1994
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A11DF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Drug And Laboratory Disposal Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRUG%20AND%20LABORATORY%20DISPOSAL%20INC)
- Location: [Plainwell, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Plainwell)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4564° N, 85.5883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49080, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171MA-2009-06-26

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Mitsubishi MU-2B-40: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-40.md

## 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 NYC06MA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06MA208), Aug 25, 2006: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (N171MA), Bunnell, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with thunderstorms.

## 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 20060825019959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060825019959A), Aug 25, 2006: Mtsbsi MU2B40 (N171MA), Flagler County, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Aircraft encountered thunderstorm activity. Numerous attempts to contact aircraft by jax approach were unsuccessful. Radar data indicated a rapid descent…

## Other aircraft with N171MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171MA): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 1398, built 2005

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