# N770CA: 1981 Cessna 402C, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 402C-0432
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 10, 1993
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1993
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: AA693A
- Owners when cancelled: [Hyannis Air Service Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HYANNIS%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC%20DBA), [Cape Air](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20AIR)
- 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/N770CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=770CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N770CA-2015-05-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (4)

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

- [SDR 1350522770CA](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/1350522770CA), Apr 6, 2006: CIRCUIT BREAKER. DEFECTIVE. CREW REPORTED AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH INOP, MX CHANGED CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH MFG DATE CODE 0552.
- [SDR HYI2002F00004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYI2002F00004), Feb 19, 2002: MASTER SWITCH. FAILED. ON PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, AVIONICS SWITCH FAILED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SWITCH AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
- [SDR 20001101SH004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001101SH004), Oct 2, 2000: CONNECTING ROD. SEPARATED. CLIMBING THROUGH 2,000 FEET ON TAKEOFF, LEFT ENGINE QUIT. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE WHERE MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 1 CONNECTING ROD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CRANK
- [SDR 20001026SH003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/20001026SH003), Sep 26, 2000: RELAY. FAILED. WHEN AIRCRAFT BATTERY MASTER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON, LEFT ENGINE MOTORED OVER. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED LEFT STARTER RELAY AND RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT BACK 

## 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 NYC08FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08FA324), Sep 27, 2008: Cessna 402 (N770CA), Vineyard Haven, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of aircraft control due to spatial disorientation.

## 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.

- [Accident 20080926848039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080926848039A), Sep 26, 2008: Cessna 402C (N770CA), Vineyard Haven, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot departed runway 33, radar returns show a normal climb. ATC assigned a right turn to 360 but the aircraft made a slight left turn before turning…
- [Incident 20060928019859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060928019859I), Sep 28, 2006: Cessna 402C (N770CA), Nantucket, MA, Minor damage. (-23) During parking, with passengers on board, aircraft's wing tip struck the rudder trim tab of a parked hyannis air service aircraft, N2651S. Aircraft…

## Other aircraft with N770CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N770CA): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 3418, built 2009

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