# N318AB: Cessna 402C, registration cancelled 1997-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (registry code 207590R)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 402C0318
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 13, 1992
- Last registry action: March 16, 1995
- Mode S code: A3648B
- Owner when cancelled: [Tropical Transport Services Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROPICAL%20TRANSPORT%20SERVICES%20LTD)
- Location: [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%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/N318AB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=318AB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318AB-1997-11-19

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 402C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MIA97FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97FA082), Feb 8, 1997: Cessna 402C (N318AB), St. Thomas, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain altitude while making a visual approach at night over water in black hole conditions resulting in the aircraft descending and crashing into the sea. Contributing…
- [NTSB MIA94IA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94IA183), Jul 24, 1994: Cessna 402C (N318AB), St. Petersburg, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLL FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## 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 19970208001339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970208001339A), Feb 8, 1997: Cessna 402C (N318AB), Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On final approach, crashed in ocean. (.4)as the flight made a visual approach to the airport from the south over the sea, at night, the pilot changed his…
- [Incident 19940724031699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724031699I), Jul 24, 1994: Cessna 402C (N318AB), St Petersburg-C, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft was crosswind on final approach for runway 35R at st. Petersburg/Clearwater airport. After an uneventful touch down and during rollout the…

## Other aircraft with N318AB

- [Cancelled 2026-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N318AB-2026-08-05): DJI INSPIRE 1, S/N W130DE21060105. Owner: [Abc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ABC%20INC), [Secaucus, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Secaucus)

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