# N50159: 1972 Cessna U206F, registration cancelled 2018-03-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 14, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: U20601907
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 25, 1972
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1993
- Last registry action: February 11, 2014
- Mode S code: A640D0
- Owner when cancelled: [Sunrise Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNRISE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Wrangell, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wrangell)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 56.2215° N, 131.9236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99929, within about 28 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50159
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50159
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50159-2018-03-14

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 U206F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f.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 SVVA03082001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/SVVA03082001), Feb 7, 2011: MAIN BEARING. FAILED. FOUND PARTICLES IN OIL FILTER. FURTHER SEARCHING FOR PROBLEM FOUND MAIN BEARING PARTS IN OIL PAN.
- [SDR 98ZZZX4045](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4045), Aug 20, 1998: CONNECTING ROD. BROKE. NR 2 CONNECTING ROD BROKE AND BROKE THE CRANKCASE AND BROKE BOTH OF THE MAGS OFF THE ENGINE.

## 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 ANC16FA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16FA017), Apr 8, 2016: Cessna 206 (N50159), Angoon, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent turn toward terrain that was higher-than-expected while trying to avoid poor visibility conditions and his subsequent attempt to clear terrain, which reduced the airspeed and…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20160408008169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160408008169A), Apr 8, 2016: Cessna U206F (N50159), Angoon, AK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. At approximately 1755Z juneau flight service station received a distress call ?pan pan? From N50159, a Cessna 206 at location 57 15.4N / 134 12.9W. USCG…
- [Incident 20050630017229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050630017229I), Jun 30, 2005: Cessna U206F (N50159), Wrangell, AK, Minor damage. (-23) On 07/01/2005 at approximately 0130 UTC, during a 14 CFR part 91 repositioning flight, pilot attempted unintentional gear down landing of an amphibious…

## Other aircraft with N50159

- [Cancelled 1955-08-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50159-1955-08-11): Cessna T-50, S/N 5294. Owner: [St Louis Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ST%20LOUIS%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

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