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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N61509

N61509 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Preceptor Aircraft Corp N-3 PUP built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 6, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 4 times.

Preceptor Aircraft Corp N-3 PUP cancelled July 6, 2017

Serial number
002
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1996
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 9, 2010
Last FAA action
August 9, 2010
Last owner
Grim Kyle D (Individual)
Rockville, MD
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008

Cessna A185F cancelled November 28, 1984

Serial number
18504221
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 2, 1981
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Lukin Max A (Co-owned)
Ward Cove, AK
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper PA-31-350 cancelled January 20, 1975

Serial number
31-7552018
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Australia
Certificate issued
January 16, 1975
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Moody Walter P (Individual)
Lock Haven, PA
Airworthiness
None on file

Cessna T-50 cancelled date not given

Serial number
2904
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Mattes Harold C (Partnership)
Northbrook, IL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N61509

SEA84FA171Accident on July 12, 1984 at Ketchikan, AK: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A185F · serial 18504221

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site