# N6273Q: Cessna 401A, registration cancelled 1974-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 1974
- 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: 401A-0073
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 8, 1973
- Mode S code: A8330E
- Owner when cancelled: [Bostwick Jack N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOSTWICK%20JACK%20N)
- Location: [Newport Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Newport%20Beach)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6273Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6273Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6273Q-1974-03-27

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 LAX74AL030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74AL030), Oct 31, 1973: Cessna 401A (N6273Q), Laverne, CA, destroyed, 2 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 19731031042429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731031042429A), Oct 31, 1973: Cessna 401A (N6273Q), Laverne, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Bolt secured ctl column. Ran off end of rwy. Pax seats improperly installed.

## Other aircraft with N6273Q

- [Cancelled 1998-04-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6273Q-1998-04-09): Bell 412EP, S/N 36180. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)
- [Cancelled 1993-12-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6273Q-1993-12-28): Cessna 152, S/N 15285216. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

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