# N6497H: Cessna 207A, registration cancelled 2013-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073604)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20700545
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 17, 1979
- Last registry action: October 5, 1991
- Mode S code: A889FF
- Owners when cancelled: [Nelson Island Air Service Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20ISLAND%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC%20DBA), [Executive Charter Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXECUTIVE%20CHARTER%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Bethel, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Bethel)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 60.7633° N, 161.8694° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99559, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6497H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6497H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6497H-2013-11-07

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 (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 ANC86FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86FA014), Dec 15, 1985: Cessna C-207 (N6497H), Napaskiak, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19851215062119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851215062119A), Dec 15, 1985: Cessna 207A (N6497H), Napaskiak, AK, Destroyed. Flew VFR into area of low ceiling. Fog and freezing rain. Ice on windshield. Struck river ice turning to land.

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