# N81344: 1946 Fairchild 24W-46, registration cancelled 1971-10-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 13, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fairchild 24W-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-46) (registry code 3370626)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-707](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-707) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: W46244
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 22, 1970
- Mode S code: AB1782
- Owner when cancelled: [Ferris William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERRIS%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81344
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81344
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81344-1971-10-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Fairchild 24W-46: https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-46.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC72AK014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72AK014), Aug 15, 1971: Fairchild 24W46 (N81344), Lino Lakes, MN, destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB MKC65F0079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0079), Mar 14, 1965: Fairchild 24W-46 (N81344), Minneapolis, MN, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N81344

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81344): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8016169, built 1980

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