# N6478H: Cessna 207A, registration cancelled 1996-06-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 3, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073604)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20700538
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 12, 1993
- Last registry action: January 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A882B4
- Owner when cancelled: [Ketchikan Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KETCHIKAN%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Ketchikan, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchikan)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 55.7014° N, 131.3298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99901, within about 25 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6478H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6478H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6478H-1996-06-03

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 207A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a.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 ANC95LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA034), Mar 10, 1995: Cessna 207A (N6478H), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE FOG AND LOW CEILINGS, AND A FAILURE OF THE OPERATOR TO FOLLOW…

## 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 19950310003619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950310003619A), Mar 10, 1995: Cessna 207A (N6478H), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed. Collided with trees scud running in hilly terrain. VFR not advised. Ignored weather and company ops procedures.

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