# N6238Q: 1969 Cessna 401A, registration cancelled 2013-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 2013
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520-E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-e) (registry code 17255)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401A0038
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 2010
- Certificate issued: January 4, 2010
- Last registry action: January 4, 2010
- Mode S code: A824E1
- Owner when cancelled: [Northrop Grumman Systems Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHROP%20GRUMMAN%20SYSTEMS%20CORP)
- Location: [Peachtree City, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Peachtree%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3939° N, 84.5693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30269, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6238Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6238Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6238Q-2013-05-10

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 Cessna 401A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 MKC78DA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DA070), Sep 18, 1978: Cessna 401A (N6238Q), Garden City, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW72DQG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DQG23), Nov 14, 1971: Cessna 401A (N6238Q), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71FQG69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FQG69), May 2, 1971: Cessna 401A (N6238Q), Dalhart, TX, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 20070828019109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070828019109I), Aug 28, 2007: Cessna 401A (N6238Q), Titusville, FL, Minor damage. (-23) N6238Q reported gear down with no lights, twr advised gear not down. A/c went to holding pattern to perform emergency extension and got 3 green, did low…
- [Accident 19780918032969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780918032969A), Sep 18, 1978: Cessna 401 (N6238Q), Garden City, KS, Substantial damage. L-hand bellcrank assembly,p/n 5041001-1,broken.

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