# N738FX: 1995 Cessna 208B, registration cancelled 2005-10-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 25, 2005
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (registry code 2073701)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A37CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A37CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 208B0482
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 1995
- Certificate issued: February 21, 1996
- Last registry action: January 18, 2005
- Mode S code: A9E956
- Owner when cancelled: [Federal Express Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20EXPRESS%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0351° N, 89.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38118, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738FX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=738FX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738FX-2005-10-25

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 208B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX5039](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX5039), Oct 31, 1997: BEARING. FROZEN. DURING INSPECTION, AILERON CONTROL WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE UNUSUALLY HIGH RESISTANCE. RESISTANCE WAS EVENTUALLY ISOLATED TO THE LEFT AILERON. BOTH BEARINGS WERE 

## 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 ATL04IA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04IA098), Apr 27, 2004: Cessna 208B (N738FX), Tunica, MS, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the emergency power lever which resulted in excessive operating temperatures. A factor was the improper adjustment of the emergency power lever dead band.
- [NTSB CHI98LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA084), Jan 20, 1998: Cessna 208B (N738FX), Grand Island, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: ice build-up on the airplane's wings and empennage which led to an inadvertent stall and hard landing. Factors contributing to this accident were the pilot's inadvertent flight into icing conditions,…

## 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 19980120009439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980120009439A), Jan 20, 1998: Cessna 208B (N738FX), Grand Island, NE, Substantial damage. Ice on airframe dropped out on flare. Slid off runway. (.4)the pilot was in cruise flight at 4,000 feet mean sea level (MSL), when moderate ice began forming…

## Other aircraft with N738FX

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738FX): Textron 408, S/N 408-0007

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