N509FN — 1979 Piper PA-31-350

Aircraft record

Serial number

31-7952162

Manufacturer

Piper

Model

PA-31-350

Year

1979

Category

Fixed wing multi-engine

Engine

Lycoming Ti0-540 Ser

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N509FN →

Accident & incident history

1. ANC08MA038Jan 5, 2008Kodiak, AKFatal · 6 fatal

   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 baggage door in flight. Contributing to the accident were the lack of information and guidance available to the operator and pilot regarding procedures to follow should a baggage door open in flight and an inadvertent aerodynamic stall.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 1979 Piper PA-31-350).

1. Jan 23, 2018deregistered — Osowski Wes A

Frequently asked

Has N509FN been in an accident?

Yes. N509FN appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2008.

What kind of aircraft is N509FN?

N509FN is a 1979 Piper PA-31-350 (fixed wing multi-engine), serial number 31-7952162.

Has N509FN been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N509FN (ANC08MA038) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.