# N8260Q: Cessna U206F, registration cancelled 1995-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 1995
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: U20603121
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1992
- Last registry action: January 18, 1995
- Mode S code: AB498C
- Owner when cancelled: [Gallops Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALLOPS%20INC)
- Location: [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0012° N, 82.5822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33615, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8260Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8260Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8260Q-1995-05-18

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 U206F: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f.md

## 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 MIA94LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA024), Nov 19, 1993: Cessna U206F (N8260Q), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE IMPROPER OVERHAUL AND INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## 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 19931119046199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931119046199A), Nov 19, 1993: Cessna U206F (N8260Q), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Ditched in bay. NR3 connecting rod came loose. Bolts failed. Bolts reused on overhaul.
- [Incident 19810823070442I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810823070442I), Aug 23, 1981: Cessna U206F (N8260Q), Schaumburg, IL, Minor damage. Aircraft parked on ramp for engine run up. Prop was hit by wing tip of another aircraft taxiing in front see 4512Q

## Other aircraft with N8260Q

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8260Q): Boeing A75N1(PT17), S/N IA-65BS01, built 1940

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