# N6296Q: 1969 Cessna 401A, registration cancelled 2004-04-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 29, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 401A0096
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1969
- Certificate issued: June 5, 2002
- Last registry action: April 26, 2004
- Mode S code: A83AE5
- Owner when cancelled: [Ostler Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OSTLER%20GARY)
- Location: [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7558° N, 111.8843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84111, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6296Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6296Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6296Q-2004-04-29

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 20001218SH017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001218SH017), Nov 15, 2000: LINK. WORN. UPON C/W AD 76-13-07, REPLACEMENT OF FORK BOLTS, PLAY WAS NOTICED AT ADJUSTING SCREW/DOWNLOCK SWITCH LOCK LINK. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THREADS WERE SHOWN TO B

## 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 ANC03LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA076), Jul 14, 2003: Cessna 401 (N6296Q), Gustavus, AK, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision making process, and failure to refuel the airplane prior to fuel exhaustion, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. A factor associated with the…

## 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 20030713037269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030713037269A), Jul 13, 2003: Cessna 401A (N6296Q), Gustavus, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (-23) At approximately 2130 Alaska standard time a CE-401-A aircraft ditched in the water approximately 12 miles e of Gustavus, AK. The pilot contacted anc…

## Other aircraft with N6296Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6296Q): Cessna T182T, S/N T18208874

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