# N8271F: Cessna 401, registration cancelled 1991-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 4010244
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: March 16, 1988
- Last registry action: February 24, 1991
- Mode S code: AB4D5D
- Owner when cancelled: [Montague Bldg Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONTAGUE%20BLDG%20CO)
- Location: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7364° N, 78.7078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27606, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8271F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8271F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8271F-1991-04-01

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 401: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401.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 ATL89LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA169), Jun 24, 1989: Cessna 401 (N8271F), Raleigh, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY OTHER MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND EXCESSIVE FUEL PRESSURE TO THE RIGHT ENGINE (RICH MIXTURE). A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE WORN/UNSERVICEABLE INTERNAL LOCK NUT IN THE…

## 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 19890624017479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890624017479A), Jun 24, 1989: Cessna 401 (N8271F), Raleigh, NC, Substantial damage. Right engine failed on takeoff after gear up. Shut down both engines landed gear up. Fuel pump incorrectly adjusted
- [Incident 19860212009789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860212009789I), Feb 12, 1986: Cessna 401 (N8271F), Bainbridge, GA, Minor damage. Unsafe gear indication on left main gear. Collapsed on landing. Rod end bearing was frozen.

## Other aircraft with N8271F

- [Cancelled 2017-08-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8271F-2017-08-03): Korloch Richard W 3/4 SIZE L5 STINSON, S/N 61626. Assigned, pending cancellation

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