# N78FC: 1981 Cessna 402C, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- 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-0496
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 28, 2000
- Certificate issued: November 29, 2000
- Last registry action: November 20, 2008
- Mode S code: AA8EAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Florida Coastal Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLORIDA%20COASTAL%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.0870° N, 80.1530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33315, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78FC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78FC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78FC-2018-01-24

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 402C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402c.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 2005FA0001115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0001115), Jul 27, 2005: TUBE. SPLIT. EIGHT MILES NORTH EAST OF KFLL, PILOT NOTICED A HYDRAULIC SMELL IN THE COCKPIT DURING CLIMB-OUT. THERE WERE NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY 

## 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 20050729018079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050729018079I), Jul 29, 2005: Cessna 402C (N78FC), Pompano Beach, FL. (-23) Eight miles north east of kfll pilot noticed a hydraulic smell in the cockpit during climb out. There were no abnormalities noted. Pilot declared an…
- [Incident 20050409014399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050409014399I), Apr 9, 2005: Cessna 402C (N78FC), Ft Lauderdale, FL. (-23) Pilot landed at fll and aircraft pulled to the left and departed the runway. Side load on skidding aircraft sheared left lower section of main gear.

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