# N344KL: 1973 Mitsubishi MU-2B-25, registration cancelled 2012-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-25](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-25) (registry code 5780409)
- Engine: [AiResearch TPE331-5&6SER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-5-6ser) (registry code 01515)
- Serial number: 257
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 22, 2012
- Last registry action: May 22, 2012
- Mode S code: A3CD16
- Owner when cancelled: [Turbine Aircraft Marketing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TURBINE%20AIRCRAFT%20MARKETING%20INC)
- Location: [Addison, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Addison)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9600° N, 96.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75001, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N344KL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=344KL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N344KL-2012-06-15

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-25: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-25.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 ERA11LA507](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA507), Sep 28, 2011: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 (N344KL), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the nose landing gear strut and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20110928022269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110928022269A), Sep 28, 2011: Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 (N344KL), Kennesaw, GA, Substantial damage. On September 28, 2011 aircraft N344KL sustained damage while landing at cobb county- Mccollum Field due to the collapse of the nose gear. This office was…
- [Incident 20081118851259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081118851259I), Nov 18, 2008: Mtsbsi MU2B26 (N344KL), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that the departure airport 48I runway had a thin layer of snow and slush. He preflighted and cleaned the aircraft of…

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