N509FN - 1979 Aircraft Aircraft Registration

PA31

1979

Aircraft Description

Model Year

1979

Manufacturer

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Model

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Type Aircraft

Fixed Wing Multi Engine

ICAO Type Code

PA31PA-31-300 Navajo

Airworthiness Date

Invalid Date

Classification

Standard Normal Category

Type Registration

Unknown

Status

Cert Issue Date

Invalid Date

Registered Owner

Name

OSOWSKI WES A

Address

4451 AIRCRAFT DR

City

ANCHORAGE

State / Zip Code

Alaska99502-0906

Country

United States

Powerplant & Avionics

Engine Type

—

Number of Engines

—

Mode S Code (Oct)

51455751

Mode S Code (Hex)

A65BE9

NTSB Accident History (1)

Date	NTSB #	Damage	Highest Injury	Probable Cause
Jan 5, 2008	ANC08MA038	Substantial	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.

Jan 5, 2008ANC08MA038

Substantial

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.

Additional Details

Registration

N509FN

Serial Number

31-7952162

Number of Engines

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Number of Seats

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Expiration Date

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Last Action Date

—

Last Update Date

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Unique ID

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Data Source

Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov

Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC