# N251RS: 1979 Cessna 402C, registration cancelled 2009-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 402C0251
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 27, 1979
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1993
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A25CBD
- Owner when cancelled: [Tropical Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPICAL%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N251RS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=251RS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251RS-2009-03-24

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 (1)

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

- [SDR 99ZZZX3267](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3267), Jun 12, 1999: DRAG BRACE. CRACKED. NOSE LANDING GEAR DRAG BRACE CRACKED AT REAR ATTACH POINT CAUSING COLLAPSE OF NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY DURING TAXI. (X)

## 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 MIA00LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA109), Mar 16, 2000: Cessna 402C (N251RS), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the right main landing gear tire recap during takeoff resulting in the pilot's loss of directional control, the aircraft departing the runway, collapse of the landing gear, and…

## 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 20000316006689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000316006689A), Mar 16, 2000: Cessna 402C (N251RS), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot in command heard loud pop from r/h side of aircraft. The aircraft skidded to the r/h side of runway then went off runway into grass area. (.4)on…
- [Incident 19990612024079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990612024079I), Jun 12, 1999: Cessna 402C (N251RS), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. On June 12, 1999, about 1212 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 402C, N251RS, registered to tropical aviation services, inc., and operated by air sunshine, inc.,…

## Other aircraft with N251RS

- [Cancelled 2013-09-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N251RS-2013-09-20): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 3983. Exported to Saudi Arabia. Owner: [Cirrus Design Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIRRUS%20DESIGN%20CORP), [Duluth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Duluth)

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