# N4504Q: 1968 Cessna 402A, registration cancelled 2017-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 402A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a) (registry code 207590M)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 402A0004
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 18, 1969
- Certificate issued: July 29, 2002
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A5750F
- Owner when cancelled: [Don Bessette Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DON%20BESSETTE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Minot, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Minot)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 48.3213° N, 101.3047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58703, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4504Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4504Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4504Q-2017-06-08

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 Cessna 402A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402a.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 95ZZZX3260](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3260), Jun 16, 1995: DUCT. DEFORMED. INLET ON DUCT DEFORMED DUE TO HEAT RESTRICTING AIR FLOW. (COPILOT DEFROST.) SUBMITTER FABRICATED NEW DUCT OUT OF FIBERGLASS USING OLD DUCT AS PATTERN. DAMAGE DI
- [SDR 95ZZZX3259](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX3259), Jun 16, 1995: DUCT. DEFORMED. INLET ON DUCT DEFORMED DUE TO HEAT RESTRICTING AIR FLOW (PILOT DEFROST). SUBMITTER FABRICATED NEW DUCT OUT OF FIBERGLASS USING OLD DUCT AS PATTERN. DAMAGE DIFFI

## NTSB investigations (4)

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 DEN92FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA081), Aug 5, 1992: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Holyoke, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO FEATHER THE FAILED ENGINE PROPELLER. A FACTOR WAS: POWER LOSS FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.
- [NTSB DEN82DA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA079), May 7, 1982: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Bismarck, ND, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA75AS045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS045), Jun 15, 1975: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Seattle, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC73AA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73AA053), Jun 26, 1973: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19920804028989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920804028989A), Aug 4, 1992: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Holyoke, CO, Substantial damage. Reported right engine quit on initial climb. Unable fly. Settled into cornfield. No cause for power loss found.
- [Incident 19820506014099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820506014099I), May 6, 1982: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Bismarck, ND, Minor damage. Unable to lower gear. Broke chain trying to lower gear manually. Landed gear up. Suspect chain jammed gear.
- [Accident 19750615024569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750615024569A), Jun 15, 1975: Cessna 402A (N4504Q), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Exh manifold,r eng,failed. Pipe dropped dwn on eng mount. Fire dmgd nacelle & wing. Lnd ok.

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