# N309K: 1971 Bell 309, registration cancelled 1980-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bell 309](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-309) (registry code 1182104)
- Serial number: 2504
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1971
- Mode S code: A341A2
- Owner when cancelled: [Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXTRON%20INC)
- Location: [Ft Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ft%20Worth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7254° N, 97.3208° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Worth, TX, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=309K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N309K-1980-12-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Bell 309: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-309.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 FTW72FPD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD35), Apr 11, 1972: Bell 309 (N309K), Venus, TX, substantial damage

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