# N420SA: 1965 Nord 262A-14, registration cancelled 1983-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1983
- Exported to: Italy
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Nord 262A-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-262a-14) (registry code 6380514)
- Serial number: 8
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1982
- Mode S code: A4FD30
- Owner when cancelled: [Ransome Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANSOME%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=420SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N420SA-1983-03-28

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 Nord 262A-14: https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-262a-14.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 LAX80DA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA047), Feb 8, 1980: Nord-Avion 262 (N420SA), Saugus, CA, no damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19800208028729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208028729I), Feb 8, 1980: Aerosp 262ANORD (N420SA), Los Angeles, CA. Experienced turbulence on descent. Flight attendant injured. Crew unaware of SIGMET charlie 1 cat warning.

## Other aircraft with N420SA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N420SA): Air Tractor AT-402, S/N 402-0776, built 1990

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