# N311DS: 1980 Beech F90, registration cancelled 2013-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech F90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f90) (registry code 1152909)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6a-series) (registry code 61508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LA-41
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1980
- Last registry action: June 7, 1996
- Mode S code: A34AE4
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9194° N, 96.7748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75251, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=311DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N311DS-2013-08-06

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 Beech F90: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f90.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 FTW91FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91FA029), Jan 11, 1991: Beech F-90 (N311DS), Nacogdoches, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF THRUST DUE TO THE PROPELLER'S FEATHERING ON LIFTOFF AS A RESULT OF IMPROPER ADJUSTMENTS MADE DURING AN ENGINE CHANGE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN TO WHICH THE PILOT COULD…

## 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 19910111000389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910111000389A), Jan 11, 1991: Beech F90 (N311DS), Nacogdoches, TX, Destroyed. Engines surged on takeoff props went to feather. Settled into trees. Indicates selenoid linkages improper setting.

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