# N18VV: 1981 Cessna 402C, registration cancelled 2024-12-21 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: December 21, 2024 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (registry code 207590R) - Engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040) - Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 402C0619 - Year built: 1981 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: November 16, 1981 - Certificate issued: July 9, 2013 - Last registry action: August 18, 2023 - Mode S code: A14042 - Owner when cancelled: [Hyannis Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HYANNIS%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC) - Location: [Hyannis, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Hyannis) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.6612° N, 70.2932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02601, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18VV - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18VV - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18VV-2024-12-21 From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe. ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 402C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c.md ## Service difficulty reports (14) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HYIA20230321001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20230321001), Mar 16, 2023: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED NDT INSPECTION AS NOTED IN SID 57-10-16, A CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE LEFT HAND INBOARD NACELLE FITTING P/N: 5292029-21. THE CRACK MEASURES .125 IN - [SDR HYIA20220128001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20220128001), Jan 23, 2022: POTENTIOMETER. MALFUNCTIONED. THE PILOT REPORTED AN ELECTRICAL SMELL IN THE COCKPIT DURING FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE POTENTIOMETER FOR THE PILOT OVERHEAD MAP LIGHT MALFUNCT - [SDR HYIA202009109001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA202009109001), Sep 6, 2020: ENGINE. DAMAGED. PILOT REPORTED A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN OIL PRESSURE DURING FLIGHT, AND AFTER LANDING, OIL LEAKING FROM RIGHT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND METAL PARTICL - [SDR HYIA20190115001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20190115001), Jan 13, 2019: RESISTOR. BURNED. PILOT REPORTED WHEN PANEL LIGHTING AND OVERHEAD LIGHTING IS ON, THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THE OVERHEAD FLOOD LIGHT D - [SDR HYIA20181009001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20181009001), Oct 8, 2018: ENGINE. FAILED. PILOT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING IN FLIGHT, WHEN MANIFOLD PRESSURE WENT TO AMBIENT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. UPON I - [SDR HYIA20160913141](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160913141), Sep 13, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20160913140](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160913140), Sep 13, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20160913139](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160913139), Sep 13, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20160913138](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160913138), Sep 13, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20160818079](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160818079), Aug 17, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20160818078](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160818078), Aug 17, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20150706002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20150706002), Jun 30, 2015: DOOR. OPEN. PILOT REPORTED UPPER CLAM, PAX DOOR, OPENED IN FLIGHT. REMOVED UPPER CABIN DOOR TRIM PANEL, INSPECTED LATCH SPRINGS INTERNAL BEARING FOR PLAY & ALL OTHER INTERN - [SDR HYIA2014040100001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA2014040100001), Mar 22, 2014: ACTUATOR. FAILED. PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN DURING FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT, GEAR INDICATED TWO GREEN FOR LT MAIN & NLG, RED UNSAFE FOR RT MLG. PILOT CYCLED LG SEVERAL TIMES, UNSAF - [SDR IWV2006F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/IWV2006F00000), May 1, 2006: CHANNEL. CRACKED. DURING COMPLIANCE WITH AD 2005-12-13 BY INSTALLATION OF SPAR MOD KIT SK402-47B IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LT NACELLE OB ENGINE SUPPORT BEAM CHANNEL PN 56541111 ## NTSB investigations (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 ERA24LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA386), Sep 17, 2024: Cessna 402 (N18VV), Boston, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a solid hydraulic fluid line, which resulted in a loss of hydraulic fluid that prevented the landing gear extension process from completing normally. Contributing to the outcome was… ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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 20240917013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240917013899A), Sep 17, 2024: Cessna 402C (N18VV), Boston, MA, Substantial damage. On September 17, 2024, at approximately 3 pm EDT, a hyannis air service part 135 (9 or less) commuter aircraft Cessna 402C departed from Boston Logan airport… - [Incident 20140322003959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140322003959I), Mar 22, 2014: Cessna 402C (N18VV), St. Louis, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft N18VV was on a maintenance test flight. Following several attempts to extend the landing gear normally the right main gear would not extend. 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