# N418NE: Government Aircraft Factories N24A, registration cancelled 1991-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Government Aircraft Factories N24A](https://openairdocs.org/model/government-aircraft-factories-n24a) (registry code 3880104)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7PC](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: N24A89
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 6, 1988
- Last registry action: July 11, 1988
- Mode S code: A4F309
- Owner when cancelled: [Dolphin Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOLPHIN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N418NE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=418NE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418NE-1991-02-06

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 Government Aircraft Factories N24A: https://openairdocs.org/model/government-aircraft-factories-n24a.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 ATL90FA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90FA108), May 4, 1990: Government Aircraft Fact N24A (N418NE), Wilmington, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE DURING A CIRCLING MANEUVER FOR LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: WEATHER CONDITIONS BELOW MINIMUMS FOR A CIRCLING APPROACH, 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 19900504013869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900504013869A), May 4, 1990: Govt N24A (N418NE), Wilmington, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Began missed approach,saw end of runway. Tried to turn and land opposite direction,lost control,impacted inverted.

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