# N402ME: 1979 Cessna 402C, registration cancelled 2017-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (registry code 207590R)
- 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: 402C0010
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 15, 1992
- Certificate issued: April 23, 2002
- Last registry action: December 8, 2005
- Mode S code: A4B527
- Owner when cancelled: [Agnew Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AGNEW%20CORP)
- Location: [Denton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Denton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2276° N, 97.1843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76207, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N402ME
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=402ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N402ME-2017-03-06

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 98ZZZX3207](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3207), Jun 11, 1998: WIRE. CHAFED. THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT THE ROCHESTER, NY AIRPORT AS THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE'S CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AND EVENTUALLY FELL 
- [SDR 98ZZZX3208](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3208), Jun 3, 1998: SPRING. BROKEN. THE RIGHT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED INTO THE YELLOW ARC DURING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING (DID NOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE). INVESTIGATION REV

## 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 FTW03FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA054), Dec 4, 2002: Cessna 402C (N402ME), Lewisville, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the attitude indicator, and the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control as a result of spatial disorientation following the failure of the attitude indicator. Contributing factors…

## 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 20021204034159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021204034159A), Dec 4, 2002: Cessna 402C (N402ME), Lewisville, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On December 4, 2002, at approximately 0616 local time, a Cessna 402C multiengine airplane, N402ME, operated by tex star air freight inc., of denton,…
- [Incident 19980602024269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602024269I), Jun 2, 1998: Cessna 402C (N402ME), Syracuse, NY. Rt engines oil pressure had dropped to 20PSI. Maintenance found metal contamination in filter.
- [Incident 19950207002799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950207002799I), Feb 7, 1995: Cessna 402C (N402ME), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Narrative: on 2/7/95 at approx. 0745 EST, a Cessna 402, registration N402ME, being operated by business air, experienced a right main landing gear failure upon…
- [Incident 19921001044589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921001044589I), Oct 1, 1992: Cessna 402C (N402ME), Utica, NY, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear light. Landed nose gear up. Found cracked hydraulic line. Emergency extension improperly rigged.

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