# N6265Q: Cessna 401A, registration cancelled 1981-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401A0065
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 13, 1976
- Mode S code: A82F9D
- Owner when cancelled: [Meyer Donald C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEYER%20DONALD%20C)
- Location: [State College, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/State%20College)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6265Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6265Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6265Q-1981-10-14

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 401A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a.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 NYC81FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA042), Apr 21, 1981: Cessna 401A (N6265Q), State College, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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.

- [Accident 19810421018029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810421018029A), Apr 21, 1981: Cessna 401A (N6265Q), State College, PA, Destroyed. Witnesses saw the aircraft on a goaround. They saw it roll inverted and crash.

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