N71309 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Gillespie Dave PITTS S1C built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 11, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Gillespie Dave PITTS S1C cancelled July 11, 2013
- Serial number
- RJ101
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- June 5, 1992
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Rockford, IL - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Cessna U206F cancelled October 18, 1978
- Serial number
- U20602138
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- December 11, 1973
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- David F Atack Dds PC (Corporation)
Eugene, OR - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N71309
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Gillespie/Pitts S1C · serial RJ101
A TOTAL FAILURE OF THE RUDDER CONTROL CABLE AND UNAVAILABILITY OF RUDDER TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE DURING ITS LANDING PROCESS. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND REMEDIAL ACTION NOT BEING POSSIBLE ON BEHALF OF THE PILOT.
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