# N509FN: 1979 Piper PA-31-350, registration cancelled 2018-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-31-350](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350) (registry code 7103110)
- Engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A20SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A20SO), [TCDS E14EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E14EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 31-7952162
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 1979
- Certificate issued: November 23, 2004
- Last registry action: December 4, 2007
- Mode S code: A65BE9
- Owner when cancelled: [Osowski Wes A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OSOWSKI%20WES%20A)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N509FN
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=509FN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N509FN-2018-01-23

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 Piper PA-31-350: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-350.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 2003F00256](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2003F00256), Feb 19, 2003: TUBE. OVERSIZED. PILOT REPORTED RT MLG OLEO STRUT STICKING IN THE EXTENDED POSITION & NOT READILY COMPRESSING. AFTER REMOVAL FROM A/C, RT MLG WAS DISASSEMBLED TO DISCOVER THAT R

## 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 ANC08MA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08MA038), Jan 5, 2008: Piper PA-31-350 (N509FN), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage, 6 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of company maintenance personnel to ensure that the airplane's nose baggage door latching mechanism was properly configured and maintained, resulting in an inadvertent opening of the nose…

## 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 20080105009679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080105009679A), Jan 5, 2008: Piper PA31350 (N509FN), Kodiak, AK, Destroyed, 6 fatal. (-23) Taking off on runway 36 the aircraft's front baggage door came partially open at lift off or shortly thereafter. According to the survivor sitting in the…

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