# N242CS: 1990 Cessna 208B, registration cancelled 2006-12-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 14, 2006
- Exported to: Kenya
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (registry code 2073701)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-114a) (registry code 52257)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A37CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A37CE), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 208B0239
- Year built: 1990
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 22, 2006
- Certificate issued: October 13, 2006
- Last registry action: October 13, 2006
- Mode S code: A237B0
- Owner when cancelled: [Aircraft Guaranty Holdings & Trust LLC Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20GUARANTY%20HOLDINGS%20%26%20TRUST%20LLC%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9355° N, 95.3976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77060, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242CS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=242CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242CS-2006-12-14

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 208B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR BSY2002F00016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSY2002F00016), Aug 9, 2002: LATCH. FAILED. TOP AFT CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN AFTER TAKEOFF. REBUILT UPPER CABIN LATCH ASSEMBLY OPS CHECK GOOD.
- [SDR BSY2002F00013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BSY2002F00013), Jun 7, 2002: SPRING. OUT OF ADJUST. TOP CARGO DOOR CAME OPEN ON TAKEOFF, RETURNED TO AIRPORT. ADJUSTED SPRING TENSION ON UPPER DOOR HANDLE. OPS CHECK GOOD.

## Other aircraft with N242CS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242CS): Learjet 60, S/N 089, built 1996

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