# N812AN: 1979 Cessna 402C, registration cancelled 2020-06-12 - Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft) - Cancelled: June 12, 2020 - Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled - 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: 402C0229 - Year built: 1979 - Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard, normal - Airworthiness date: November 26, 1979 - Last registry action: September 11, 2019 - Mode S code: AB10D7 - Location: [West Barnstable, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/West%20Barnstable) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 41.7143° N, 70.3560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02668, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based - The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812AN - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=812AN - Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N812AN-2020-06-12 From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 (16) Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. - [SDR HYIA20160803057](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160803057), Jul 26, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20160803056](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160803056), Jul 26, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20160803055](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160803055), Jul 26, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20160803054](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20160803054), Jul 26, 2016: EXHAUST VALVE. DAMAGED. CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE. - [SDR HYIA20140414047](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20140414047), Feb 21, 2013: DRAG BRACE. CRACKED. AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE, PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. - [SDR HYIA20140414035](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20140414035), Nov 29, 2012: DRAG BRACE. CRACKED. AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE, PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. - [SDR HYIA201404150068](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA201404150068), Jul 19, 2011: DRAG BRACE. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT DURING A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION. THIS CRACK WAS F - [SDR HYIA02](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA02), Jul 11, 2011: NUT. CRACKED. RIGHT ENGINE NR 1 CYLINDER NUMBER ONE HOLD DOWN NUT CRACK. - [SDR HYIA20140415014](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA20140415014), Jan 28, 2011: DRAG BRACE. CRACKED. AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE OEM PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRAN - [SDR HYIA812RAXLE](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA812RAXLE), Jul 22, 2010: AXLE. FRACTURED. ON TAKEOFF ROLL, ACFT STARTED TO TURN SHARPLY TO THE RT, ABORTED TAKEOFF. MX FOUND RT MAIN GEAR AXLE BROKEN AT LOWER HALF. MX R & R LOWER BARREL AND AXLE ASSY A - [SDR HYIA812ANLMLG](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA812ANLMLG), Dec 4, 2009: UPLOCK HOOK. WORN. CREW REPORTED LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY BUT FAILED TO STAY UP AND LOCKED, HYD PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG UP LOCK HOOK. COM - [SDR HYIA812AN](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYIA812AN), Mar 23, 2009: MASTER SWITCH. UNSERVICEABLE. CREW REPORTED AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH FAILED TO TURN OFF. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED SWITCH. - [SDR HYI2005F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYI2005F00001), Jan 3, 2005: RELAY. STUCK. AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT LANDED W/O INCIDENT. MECHANIC FOUND RT STRAT RELAY STUCK ON. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT AND RT RELAY - [SDR HYI2003F00009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYI2003F00009), Jul 24, 2003: RELAY. FAILED. AIRCRAFT LOST ELECTRICAL POWER, AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MECHANIC FOUND RT START RELAY FAILED IN CLOSED POSITION, CHANGED RELAY, STARTER AND BATTERY. A - [SDR 2002FA0000951](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2002FA0000951), Mar 11, 2002: SWITCH. FAILED. (AVIONICS BUS SWITCH) INDICATIONS SHOW A SWITCH MANUFACTURING OR LOAD PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. - [SDR HYI2002F00003](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/HYI2002F00003), Mar 11, 2002: MASTER SWITCH. FAILED. ON PREFLIGHT INSPECTION, AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH FAILED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SWITCH AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. ## 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 LAX94LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA122), Feb 12, 1994: Cessna 402C (N812AN), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE OTHER AIRCRAFT'S LEFT BRAKE SYSTEM DUE TO A WORN MASTER CYLINDER, AND THE FAILURE OF THE OTHER PILOT TO TAXI AT A SPEED AND SPACING INTERVAL WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR SUCCESSFUL… ## 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 20100721038419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100721038419I), Jul 21, 2010: Cessna 402C (N812AN), Vineyard Haven, MA, Minor damage. During take-off roll, on runway 16, the aircraft turned to the right sharply. The pilot stopped and inspected the aircraft and found that the right main… - [Accident 19940212002011A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940212002011A), Feb 12, 1994: Cessna 402C (N812AN), Grand Canyon, AZ, Substantial damage. Two planes collided taxiing for takeoff. One at holdline hit behind by other with leaky left brake master cylinder. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.