# N31DB: 1968 Cessna 401, registration cancelled 2023-09-30 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: September 30, 2023 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C) - Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032) - Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 401-0202 - Year built: 1968 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: March 11, 1968 - Certificate issued: March 9, 2002 - Last registry action: September 9, 2023 - Mode S code: A344C5 - Owner when cancelled: [Gta Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GTA%20AIR%20INC) - Location: [Addison, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Addison) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 32.9600° N, 96.8372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75001, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31DB - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31DB - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31DB-2023-09-30 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 401: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401.md ## Service difficulty reports (19) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR XGNA2020102600008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGNA2020102600008), Oct 26, 2020: INDICATION SYS. MALFUNCTIONED. ON TAKE OFF CLIMB OUT AT EDC THE PILOT OF FLIGHT GTX336 THOUGHT HE OBSERVED ERRONEOUS FUEL FLOW INDICATIONS ON THE RIGHT FUEL FLOW GAUGE. HE DID NOT DECLARE AN - [SDR XGN2012F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2012F00001), Jun 18, 2012: ENGINE. DAMAGED. PILOT REPORTED LOSING OIL PRESSURE ON THE LEFT ENGINE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN IN FLIGHT TO PREVENT DAMAGE. REMOVAL OF THE OIL FILTER AND ITS - [SDR XGN2011F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2011F00000), Dec 30, 2010: SPRING. BROKEN. LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND SAFETY SWITCH SPRING BROKEN AND LEVER ACTUATOR TEETH WORN OUT. - [SDR XGN2006F00014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00014), May 23, 2006: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR XGN2006F00013](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00013), May 23, 2006: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR XGN2006F00015](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00015), Mar 30, 2006: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR XGN2005F00007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2005F00007), Jun 14, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. THIS CYLINDER WAS IN THE NR 6 POSITION AND IS A TYPE (A) HEAD. THIS CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD WAS FOUND AT THE 50 HOUR INSPECTION. WE ARE FINDING SIGNS OF AIR LEAKA - [SDR XGN2006F00019](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00019), May 20, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR XGN2006F00062](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00062), May 6, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR XGN2006F00061](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00061), May 6, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR XGN2006F00018](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00018), May 6, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR XGN2006F00017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00017), May 6, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR XGN2006F00066](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00066), Mar 30, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR XGN2006F00065](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00065), Mar 30, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR XGN2006F00016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00016), Mar 30, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR XGN2006F00064](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00064), Mar 3, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR XGN2006F00063](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2006F00063), Mar 3, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CYLINDER HEADS CRACKED IN THE EXHAUST PORT AREA. (K) - [SDR 20010322CW007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20010322CW007), Jan 15, 2001: SAFETY SWITCH. INOPERATIVE. LANDING GEAR DOWN LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. SWITCH ACCT LEAF WAS BROKEN. - [SDR 97ZZZX4887](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX4887), Oct 10, 1997: PULLEY. FAILED. ON 100-HOUR INPSPECTION, FOUND FLAP PULLEY ON ACTUATOR CABLE (RETURN CABLE) UNDER AND AFT OF BATTERY BOX FAILED. CENTER BEARING HAD FROZEN DUE TO BATTERY ACID L ## 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 FTW95FA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95FA319), Jul 28, 1995: Cessna 401 (N31DB), Dallas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE FLIGHTCREWS OF THE BOEING 737, N675AA, AND THE CESSNA 401, N31DB, TO SEE AND AVOID EACH OTHER. FACTORS WERE: THE FAILURE OF 737 FLIGHTCREW TO RESPOND TO THE TRAFFIC ADVISORY GIVEN BY… ## FAA accident and incident reports (4) 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 19950728019982A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950728019982A), Jul 28, 1995: Cessna 401 (N31DB), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Taxiing for takeoff collided with inbound plane on taxiways. Tail hit by wing of other plane. ATC failed advise. - [Incident 19930920037879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930920037879I), Sep 20, 1993: Cessna 401 (N31DB), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Right engine hot. Difficult to start. Backfired,ignited fuel valve in right leading edge. Blew leading edge out. - [Incident 19800121016219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800121016219I), Jan 21, 1980: Cessna 401 (N31DB), Kinston, NC, Minor damage. Nose gear failed to extend due to broken bell crank. - [Incident 19780617046219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780617046219I), Jun 17, 1978: Cessna 401 (N31DB), Atlantic City, NJ. Flight returned due to mag. Failure. Pilots took off before repairs were completed. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.