# N408TE: 1968 Cessna 401, registration cancelled 2017-02-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 28, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C)
- Engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401-0269
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1968
- Certificate issued: March 24, 2000
- Last registry action: May 12, 2006
- Mode S code: A4CC07
- Owner when cancelled: [Telesis Equipment Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TELESIS%20EQUIPMENT%20INC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8483° N, 96.8255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75209, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N408TE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=408TE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408TE-2017-02-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (1)

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

- [SDR TZR2004F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TZR2004F00000), Dec 23, 2003: BEARING. FAILED. AFTER INSTALLATION OF RT ENGINE, WHILE PERFORMING ENGINE FUEL SET-UP AND ADJUSTMENT OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE, THERE WAS A DECREASE IN MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND A NOTICE

## 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 CHI04LA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA264), Sep 18, 2004: Cessna 401 (N408TE), New Century, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during approach to an alternate airport. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to…

## 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 20040918024179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040918024179A), Sep 18, 2004: Cessna 401 (N408TE), Olathe, KS, Destroyed. (-23) When PIC was within 8 NM of destination (mkc), he indicated to ATC that he would have to divert due to turbulence & high winds. Eventually, PIC proceeded…

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