# N40EA: 1985 Cessna 208, registration cancelled 2025-04-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 28, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 208](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (registry code 2073702)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A37CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A37CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20800065
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1995
- Certificate issued: August 5, 2011
- Last registry action: March 10, 2023
- Mode S code: A4AAAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Eagle Air Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAGLE%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20INC)
- Location: [Ottawa, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Ottawa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3721° N, 88.8651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61350, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40EA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40EA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40EA-2025-04-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 208: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208.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 ERA25FA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA119), Feb 14, 2025: Cessna 208 (N40EA), Pierson, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot’s continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a subsequent loss of control.

## 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 20250214001379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250214001379A), Feb 14, 2025: Cessna 208 (N40EA), Bunell, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The non-instrument-rated commercial pilot departed from sebastian municipal airport (X26), sebastian, Florida at 1752 and was enroute to palatka municipal…

## Other aircraft with N40EA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40EA): Cessna 208, S/N 20800084, built 1992
- [Cancelled 2008-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40EA-2008-04-02): Bell 222, S/N 47061, built 1981. Exported to Ireland. Owner: [Anglo Services Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANGLO%20SERVICES%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1990-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40EA-1990-10-18): Bell 206B, S/N 1114. Exported to United Kingdom

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