# N6279Q: Cessna 401A, registration cancelled 1996-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401A0079
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1984
- Last registry action: August 21, 1996
- Mode S code: A833E0
- Owner when cancelled: [Donald F Gallino Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONALD%20F%20GALLINO%20INC)
- Location: [Redding, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redding)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6279Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6279Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6279Q-1996-10-07

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 (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 19810531052399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531052399I), May 31, 1981: Cessna 401 (N6279Q), Imperial, CA, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed during ground operation. Probable pilot error.
- [Incident 19780326010659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780326010659I), Mar 26, 1978: Cessna 401A (N6279Q), Indianapolis, IN. IFR pilot lost communications, then navigation, squawked 7600, continued to VFR weather, landed.

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