# N409TE: 1969 Cessna 401A, registration cancelled 2018-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D)
- 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: 401A0118
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1969
- Certificate issued: February 10, 2000
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A4CFBE
- 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: 32.9254° N, 96.8363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75244, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N409TE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=409TE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409TE-2018-01-18

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 401A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a.md

## Service difficulty reports (10)

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

- [SDR TZR2005F00029](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TZR2005F00029), Jul 12, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CRACKED BETWEEN SPARK PLUG BOSS AND EXHAUST CYLINDER. TYPICAL OF THE CYLINDERS. (K)
- [SDR TZR2005F00028](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TZR2005F00028), Jul 12, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. RT ENGINE NR 5 CYLINDER. LOW COMPRESSION. (K)
- [SDR TZR2005F00026](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TZR2005F00026), Jun 10, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CRACK IS TYPICAL FOR THESE CYLINDERS, RT ENGINE NR 6 CYLINDER. (SW05200509365) (K)
- [SDR TZR2005F00023](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TZR2005F00023), Jun 10, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CRACK IS TYPICAL FOR THESE CYLINDERS, RT ENGINE NR 3. (K)
- [SDR TZR2005F00022](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TZR2005F00022), Jun 10, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CRACK IS TYPICAL FOR THESE CYLINDERS. RT NR 4. (SW05200509363). (K)
- [SDR TZR2005F00021](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TZR2005F00021), Jun 10, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CRACK IS TYPICAL FOR THESE CYLINDERS, LT NR 3, (SW05200509362). (K)
- [SDR TZR2005F00017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TZR2005F00017), Apr 11, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CRACKED FROM EXHAUST VALVE TO TOP SPARK PLUG. ECI CYLINDER. (SW05200507950) (K)
- [SDR TZR2005F00016](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TZR2005F00016), Apr 11, 2005: CYLINDER. CRACKED. CRACKED FROM EXHAUST VALVE TO TOP OF SPARK PLUG. ECI CYLINDER. (SW05200507949) (K)
- [SDR TZR2005F00027](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TZR2005F00027), Mar 4, 2005: TORQUE LINK. CRACKED. THE LT AND RT MLG HAD CRACKS ON THE BOSS AREA WHERE THE TORQUE LINKS ATTACH. THE CRACKS WERE ABOUT .2500 INCH LONG AND LOCATED NEXT TO WHERE THE BOSS CONNECTS T
- [SDR TZR2005F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/TZR2005F00001), Mar 4, 2005: ATTACH FITTING. CRACKED. THE LT AND RT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD CRACKS ON THE BOSS AREA WHERE THE TORQUE LINKS ATTACH. THE CRACKS WERE ABOUT .2500 INCH LONG AND LACATED NEXT TO WHERE THE B

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