# N69SC: 1979 Cessna 402C, registration cancelled 2020-06-02 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 2, 2020 - Status when cancelled: Valid registration - Airframe: [Cessna 402C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c) (registry code 207590R) - 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: 402C0041 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: March 24, 1979 - Certificate issued: August 27, 1996 - Last registry action: August 10, 2017 - Mode S code: A929F0 - Owners when cancelled: [Hyannis Air Service Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HYANNIS%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC%20DBA), [Cape Air Or Nantucket Airlines](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20AIR%20%20OR%20%20NANTUCKET%20AIRLINES) - Location: [Hyannis, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Hyannis) - Owner type: Corporation - Owner's area on the map: 41.6612° N, 70.2932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02601, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69SC - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=69SC - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69SC-2020-06-02 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 402C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c.md ## Service difficulty reports (21) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HYIA20171030001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20171030001), Sep 14, 2017: FITTING. CRACKED. DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED AT THE RT MLG ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING RWS 88.62. THE CRACK ORIGINATED AT A LOCK FASTENER AND EXTENDED DOWN A - [SDR HYIA20161108192](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20161108192), Oct 30, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION; EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20161010170](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20161010170), Sep 30, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20160825086](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160825086), Aug 19, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION, EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20160825085](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160825085), Aug 19, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION; EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20160121001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160121001), Jan 14, 2016: WIRE. DEFECTIVE. PILOT REPORTED SMOKE IN COCKPIT. PANEL IN FRONT OF EMER EXIT WINDOW WAS GLOWING RED. CORRECTED NON-STANDARD WIRING, BETWEEN THE CLOCK CIRCUIT & THE CABIN LIGHT - [SDR HYIA07092015001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA07092015001), Jul 9, 2015: BEAM. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, THE LWR U CHANNEL OF RT NACELLE CROSSOVER BEAM, 5654104-12, WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED, TRANSVERSE TO LENGTH OF CHANNEL THROUGH EACH R - [SDR HYIA20131003001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20131003001), Oct 1, 2013: TURBOCHARGER. FAILED. RIGHT ENGINE STEADY, LOSS OF MAP IN CRUISE WITH CORRESPONDING DECREASE IN OIL PRESSURE. ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN AND SECURE RT ENGINE IN FLIGHT AND MADE AN UNSCHEDUL - [SDR HYIA20140414031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20140414031), Nov 28, 2012: DRAG BRACE. CRACKED. AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE, PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. - [SDR HYIA](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA), Jun 24, 2011: NUT. CRACKED. RIGHT ENGINE NR 3 CYLINDER HAS ONE CRACKED HOLD DOWN NUT. - [SDR HYIA20140415049](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20140415049), Apr 13, 2011: DRAG BRACE. CRACKED. AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE, OEM PN 5142002-5, WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETR - [SDR HYIA69SC1124](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA69SC1124), Nov 24, 2010: SWITCH. BURNED. CREW REPORTED ODOR IN COCKPIT. INTIALLY SUSPECTED HEATER, BUT ODOR REMAINED AFTER HEATER WAS TURNED OFF. CREW NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTIN - [SDR HYIA69SCRXL802](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA69SCRXL802), Aug 2, 2010: AXLE. CRACKED. UPON TAXING INTO POSITION TO HOLD FOR TAKEOFF,CREW REPORTED EXPERIENCING TAXIING/ BRAKING DIFFICULTIES. MX FOUND RT MAIN GEAR LOWER BARREL AND AXLE ASSY CRACKED - [SDR HYIA69SCHYDLK](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA69SCHYDLK), Feb 17, 2010: SIGHT TUBE. UNSERVICEABLE. CREW REPORTED, DURING CRUISE CONFIGURATION, HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY WHAT APPEARED TO BE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. - [SDR HYIA69SC AVMSTR](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA69SC%20AVMSTR), Jan 7, 2010: MASTER SWITCH. UNSERVICEABLE. PREFLIGHT, CREW REPORTED AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH INOPERATIVE. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH. SYS CHECKS OK. ACFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE. - [SDR YBS2008F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YBS2008F00000), Jul 11, 2008: SELECTOR VALVE. DAMAGED. AT CLIMB POWER-RT FUEL FLOW DROPPED TO 90 PPH. AUX PUMP ON LOW FIXED PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. FUEL FLOW DROPPED AGAIN AND LT ENGINE SURGE. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AIR - [SDR 135N69SC](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/135N69SC), Jun 12, 2007: CYLINDER. FAILED. LEFT ENGINE FAILURE WITH CASE PENETRATION BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY A VALVE FAILURE AT THE NR 6 CYLINDER. A TCM ENGINEER WAS ON HAND AT THE TIME AND THE ENGINE H - [SDR 1350522N69SC](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/1350522N69SC), Jul 28, 2006: CIRCUIT BREAKER. FAILED. CREW REPORTED AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH INOP. MX CHANGED CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH. - [SDR HYI2003F00017](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYI2003F00017), Sep 11, 2003: FMU. FAILED. RT ENGINE FAILED TO SHUT OFF IN IDLE CUT OFF. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL METERING UNIT AND RELEASED AIRCRAFT BACK TO SERVICE. - [SDR 20000721SH032](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20000721SH032), Jun 5, 2000: DRAG BRACE. CRACKED. ON PRE-FLIGHT, CREW FOUND SUSPECTED CRACK AT DRAG BRACE TO ACTUATOR ATTACH LUG AREA. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED NDT. FOUND TO BE CRACKED AT SUSPECTED AREA. REMOVED A - [SDR 95ZZZX5390](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5390), Sep 9, 1995: ACTUATOR ASSY. FAILED. MHH/FLL - FLT 446 - AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A PITCH UP, PITCH DOWN, AND SEVERE VIBRATION. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO FPO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDE ## 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 MIA92IA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92IA100), Mar 18, 1992: Cessna 402C (N69SC), Miami, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK AND SEQUENCING VALVE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. - [NTSB ATL82DA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA172), Jun 18, 1982: Cessna 402C (N69SC), North Myrtle Be, SC, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) 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. - [Incident 20100802039429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100802039429I), Aug 2, 2010: Cessna 402C (N69SC), Warwick, RI, Minor damage. Right main gear axle cracked during taxi prior to departure. - [Accident 19820618023809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820618023809A), Jun 18, 1982: Cessna 402CESSNA (N69SC), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot made landing on wet runway in adverse wind conditions. Aircraft hydroplaned off the runway. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.