# N404FD: Agusta F.260D, registration cancelled 1998-02-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 10, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Agusta F.260D](https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-f-260d) (registry code 0260402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10EU](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10EU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 769
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 6, 1995
- Last registry action: May 21, 1997
- Mode S code: A4BBFE
- Owner when cancelled: [Valhalla Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALHALLA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Los Angeles, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Los%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0564° N, 118.4137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90067, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N404FD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=404FD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N404FD-1998-02-10

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 Agusta F.260D: https://openairdocs.org/model/agusta-f-260d.md

## 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 LAX96LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA036), Nov 2, 1995: Agusta F.260D (N404FD), Grand Canyon, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot inadvertently allowed the ferry tank fuel selector to be in (or to be moved to) a partially open position before or during takeoff, which allowed air to enter the fuel system lines and…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19951102035619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951102035619A), Nov 2, 1995: Mrchti F260 (N404FD), Grand Canyon, AZ, Destroyed. Lost fuel pressure on climbout. Struck trees landing. Ferry fuel tank selector not full off allowed air into system

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