# N7986Q: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 27, 1993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7986Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7986Q

## Aircraft that carried N7986Q

- [Cancelled 1993-07-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7986Q-1993-07-27): Cessna 401B, S/N 401B0205. Exported to Israel. Owner: [Tropical Aviation Distributors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPICAL%20AVIATION%20DISTRIBUTORS%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## NTSB investigations on N7986Q (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 MKC81FCQ12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81FCQ12), Feb 9, 1981: Cessna 401B (N7986Q), Goodland, KS, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7986Q (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19810209004219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810209004219A), Feb 9, 1981: Cessna 401B (N7986Q), Goodland, KS, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to surging engine. Turned into dead engine. Landed wheels up in snowbank. Short engine warm-up.

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