# N6874M: 1980 Cessna 207A, registration cancelled 2018-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073605)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520-F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (registry code 17237)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20700671
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 11, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 11, 2003
- Last registry action: February 19, 2014
- Mode S code: A92028
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero-Spray Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO-SPRAY%20INC)
- Location: [Yuma, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Yuma)
- Physical address: [Akron, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Akron)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1114° N, 102.6907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80759, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6874M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6874M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6874M-2018-03-16

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 ANC99LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA002), Oct 8, 1998: Cessna 207A (N6874M), Napaskiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection to remove all contaminated fuel from the fuel system. Factors in the accident were the pilot's inadequate planning/decision to continue a second takeoff…
- [NTSB ANC81DA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA052), May 9, 1981: Cessna 207A (N6874M), Marshall, AK, 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 19981008045999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981008045999A), Oct 8, 1998: Cessna 207A (N6874M), Napaskiak, AK, Substantial damage. (.4) The certificated airline transport pilot, with one passenger, was departing for another airport about 5 miles away. During the takeoff run, the engine…
- [Incident 19970703024499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970703024499I), Jul 3, 1997: Cessna 207A (N6874M), Borough, AK, Minor damage. Taxied for takeoff short soft strip. Became stuck. Got loose. Slow speed lift off. Settled in water off end strip.
- [Accident 19810509026619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810509026619A), May 9, 1981: Cessna 207A (N6874M), Marshall, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed when pilot aborted landing and attempted go around. Factor was turbulence.

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