# N70437: 1979 Cessna 207A, registration cancelled 2013-04-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 20700552
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1979
- Certificate issued: August 16, 2005
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A9664B
- Owners when cancelled: [Waters Aero-Marine Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WATERS%20AERO-MARINE%20INC%20DBA), [Penobscot Island Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENOBSCOT%20ISLAND%20AIR)
- Location: [South Thomaston, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/South%20Thomaston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.0465° N, 69.1541° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04858, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70437
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70437
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70437-2013-04-26

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## Service difficulty reports (3)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR PNB2011F00002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNB2011F00002), May 23, 2011: CYLINDER. CRACKED. DURING A 100 HR INSPECTION DISCOVERED BLOWBY BETWEEN FINS ON INTAKE SIDE OF THE CYLINDER. THE CYLINDER WAS REMOVED AND FOUND TO BE CRACKED BETWEEN INTAKE VALVE 
- [SDR PNB2011F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PNB2011F00001), May 3, 2011: CYLINDER. CRACKED. FOUND NR 1 CYLINDER CRACKED BETWEEN SPARK PLUG HOLE AND THE INTAKE VALVE. THIS IS THE 2ND CYLINDER FOUND WITH THIS SIMIALR CRACK.
- [SDR O592011F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/O592011F00001), May 3, 2011: CYLINDER. CRACKED. NR 1 CYLINDER WAS FOUND CRACKED BETWEEN SPARK PLUG HOLE AND INTAKE VALVE. THIS IS THE 2ND CYLINDER WITH SIMILAR CRACK.

## 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 ERA12FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA007), Oct 5, 2011: Cessna 207A (N70437), Matinicus Island, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during the approach after encountering a gusty crosswind, which resulted in an accelerated stall and uncontrolled descent.

## 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 20111005022289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111005022289A), Oct 5, 2011: Cessna 207A (N70437), Matinicus Isle, ME, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After a period of rainy weather, the pilot had been making cargo delivery flights to the island town of Matinicus, ME. This was to be his 8th delivery of the…

## Other aircraft with N70437

- [Cancelled 1965-02-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70437-1965-02-16): Piper J3C-65, S/N 17431. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Williams Bros](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20BROS), [Ionia, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ionia)

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