# N6256Q: 1969 Cessna 401A, registration cancelled 2020-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401A0056
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 15, 1989
- Certificate issued: July 6, 2017
- Last registry action: July 6, 2017
- Mode S code: A82C09
- Owner when cancelled: [Billups Willie K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BILLUPS%20WILLIE%20K)
- Location: [Killeen, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Killeen)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.9894° N, 97.7027° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76542, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6256Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6256Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6256Q-2020-10-31

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

## 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 19790609014569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609014569I), Jun 9, 1979: Cessna 401A (N6256Q), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Pilot inadvertently retracted the gear during the landing roll.

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