# N6480H: 1979 Cessna 207A, registration cancelled 2012-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073604)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20700540
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 6, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 29, 2008
- Last registry action: September 29, 2008
- Mode S code: A88553
- Owner when cancelled: [Bethel Leasing LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BETHEL%20LEASING%20LLC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.0796° N, 149.7108° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99516, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6480H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6480H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6480H-2012-05-07

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 207A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC12CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA016), Dec 21, 2011: Cessna 207A (N6480H), Kwigillingok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions with moderate icing, which resulted in structural icing and an aerodynamic stall.
- [NTSB SEA84LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA147), Jun 26, 1984: Cessna 207A (N6480H), Reno, NV, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20111221029829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111221029829A), Dec 21, 2011: Cessna 207A (N6480H), Kwigillingok, AK, Substantial damage. On December 21, 2011 about 1100 Alaska standard time, (ast), a tricycle wheel equipped Cessna 207A airplane, N6480H, sustained substantial damage on approach…
- [Incident 20111012024229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111012024229I), Oct 12, 2011: Cessna 207A (N6480H), Bethel, AK, Minor damage. After landing on Bethel runway 19L the pilot shut down the aircraft due to smoke in the cockpit; no emergency declared, CFR activated. A small fire ensued in…
- [Accident 19840626030329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840626030329A), Jun 26, 1984: Cessna 207A (N6480H), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Began to lose directional control on landing roll. Tried to go around with full flaps. Struck ditch and a pipe.

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