# N7939Q: 1970 Cessna 401B, registration cancelled 2003-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Cessna 401B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (registry code 207590E)
- 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: 401B0039
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1970
- Certificate issued: September 20, 1985
- Last registry action: August 19, 1994
- Mode S code: AAC6CC
- Owner when cancelled: [Mid-Eastern Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID-EASTERN%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Chesapeake, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chesapeake)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7517° N, 76.2176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23320, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7939Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7939Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7939Q-2003-07-02

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 401B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19890215017829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890215017829I), Feb 15, 1989: Cessna 401B (N7939Q), Aberdeen Pvg Gn, MD, Minor damage. Complete electrical failure. Found lighted runway but unable to lower gear. Landed at Phillips Aaf with gear up.

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