# N551CC: 1985 Cessna 208, registration cancelled 2013-06-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 208](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (registry code 2073702)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A37CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A37CE), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 208-00017
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, showing compliance
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 1985
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1985
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A70357
- Owner when cancelled: [Air Carriers Express Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20CARRIERS%20EXPRESS%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8341° N, 84.3921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30305, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551CC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=551CC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N551CC-2013-06-13

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 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 ATL85MA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85MA286), Sep 29, 1985: Cessna 208 (N551CC), Jenkinsburg, GA, destroyed, 17 fatal

## 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 19850929047899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929047899A), Sep 29, 1985: Cessna 208 (N551CC), Jenkinsburg, GA, Destroyed, 16 fatal. Overgross aircraft stalled and spun during climbout. Fuel was contaminated and aircraft lacked proper restraints.
- [Incident 19850811077359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850811077359I), Aug 11, 1985: Cessna 208 (N551CC), Freeport, IL, 1 fatal. Knot in chute line as chutist tumbled. Reserve chute pulled too close to prevent ground impact.

## Other aircraft with N551CC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551CC): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881513, built 2021

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