# N309MA: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35, registration cancelled 1996-12-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 13, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (registry code 5780411)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2PC](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 602
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1994
- Last registry action: August 3, 1994
- Mode S code: A341D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Topflight Turbines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPFLIGHT%20TURBINES%20INC)
- Location: [Burleson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Burleson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5325° N, 97.3064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76028, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309MA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=309MA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N309MA-1996-12-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-35: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35.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 MIA95FA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95FA226), Sep 21, 1995: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (N309MA), Smyrna, TN, destroyed. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN A PROPER CLIMB RATE AFTER TAKEOFF, AND HIS INADVERTENT ENTRY IN A DESCENDING SPIRAL, WHICH HE FAILED TO CORRECT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS, AND…

## 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 19950921029709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950921029709A), Sep 21, 1995: Mtsbsi MU2B35 (N309MA), Smyrna, TN, Destroyed. Lost control on night VFR climb into foggy dark night. Departed VFR. No clearance. Spatial disorientation indicated

## Other aircraft with N309MA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309MA): Maule M-7-260, S/N 26002C, built 1999

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