# N6309C: 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300, registration cancelled 2013-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32RT-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300) (registry code 7103215)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO), [TCDS 1E4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 32R-7885024
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 8, 1978
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1978
- Last registry action: June 1, 1985
- Mode S code: A84152
- Owners when cancelled: [Hyden Robert G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HYDEN%20ROBERT%20G), [Hyden Evelyn J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HYDEN%20EVELYN%20J)
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1408° N, 106.5146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6309C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6309C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6309C-2013-04-29

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-32RT-300: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32rt-300.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 DEN79FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA036), Apr 12, 1979: Piper PA-32 (N6309C), Carrizozo, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19790412025869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790412025869A), Apr 12, 1979: Piper PA32RT300 (N6309C), Carrizozo, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit mountain side. Low clouds,blowing snow,severe turbulence. IFR rated pilot proceeded VFR below minimum altitude.

## Other aircraft with N6309C

- [Cancelled 1965-06-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6309C-1965-06-12): Douglas DC-7, S/N 44273. Owner: [California Airmotive Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALIFORNIA%20AIRMOTIVE%20CORP), [North Hollywood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/North%20Hollywood)

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