# N2309E: 1978 Fritts-David CASSUTT-3M, registration cancelled 1983-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Fritts-David CASSUTT-3M](https://openairdocs.org/model/fritts-david-cassutt-3m) (registry code 1970351)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12345
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 16, 1983
- Certificate issued: May 1, 1981
- Last registry action: May 29, 1987
- Mode S code: A20C18
- Owner when cancelled: [Field John C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIELD%20JOHN%20C)
- Location: [Tempe, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tempe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3940° N, 111.9329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85282, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2309E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2309E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2309E-1983-09-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Fritts-David CASSUTT-3M: https://openairdocs.org/model/fritts-david-cassutt-3m.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 LAX83FA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA435), Sep 10, 1983: Cassutt 3-M (N2309E), Mesa, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19830910047789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830910047789A), Sep 10, 1983: Amtrsx CASSUTT3M (N2309E), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft collided with street lamp. Possibility that pilot was attempting emergency landing.

## Other aircraft with N2309E

- [Cancelled 1970-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2309E-1970-09-23): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC-5881. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Charles William Pajares Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20WILLIAM%20PAJARES%20JR), [Rochester, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Rochester)

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