# Bell 309

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 1182104
- Manufacturer (registry): BELL
- Model: 309
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Turbo-shaft
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: 12,500 to 19,999 lb
- Cruise speed: 172 mph
- Certification: Type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-309

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 FTW72FPD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FPD35), Apr 11, 1972: Bell 309 (N309K), Venus, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to aircraft with this model.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Scaled Composites 309](https://openairdocs.org/model/scaled-composites-309): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056074H
- [Cessna 309](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-309): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 2074102

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