# N42309: 1974 Piper PA-34-200, registration cancelled 2022-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-7450169
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1974
- Last registry action: October 4, 2021
- Mode S code: A5093E
- Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42309
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42309
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42309-2022-12-16

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 Piper PA-34-200: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 11252003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/11252003), Nov 25, 2003: BRACKET. CRACKED. NLG COLLAPSED ON LANDING, AFT END OF NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ATTACHES TO BRACKET. THIS IS RIVETED THRU FIREWALL TO NOSE GEAR MOUNT FITTING. RIVETS WORKED FROM FORWAR

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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.

- [Incident 20210601007419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210601007419I), Jun 1, 2021: Piper PA-34-200 (N42309), Somereset, KY, Minor damage. During short field touchdown the nose was held high and when landing gear contacted the ground it folded into the partially retracted position causing both…
- [Incident 20031014033309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031014033309I), Oct 14, 2003: Piper PA34200 (N42309), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. (-23) During rollout after a normal landing, the nose gear collapsed on N42309, a Piper PA-34-200. An investigation determined that the nose gear failed due to…
- [Incident 19990511020019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990511020019I), May 11, 1999: Piper PA34200 (N42309), Albany, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up on runway #1 at Albany international airport. Pilot was in the process of performing an emergency landing after reporting to Albany…
- [Incident 19791129045169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791129045169I), Nov 29, 1979: Piper PA34200 (N42309), Danville, VA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed during landing due to failed bolt on nose gear down lock assembly p/n 862753.

## Other aircraft with N42309

- [Cancelled 1968-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42309-1968-06-13): Cessna 182L, S/N 182-58957. Exported to Italy. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1954-05-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42309-1954-05-24): Piper J3C-65, S/N 14559. Owner: [Olarys Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLARYS%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [Henderson, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Henderson)

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