# N8440Q: 1976 Cessna U206F, registration cancelled 2013-04-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna U206F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206f) (registry code 2073333)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A4CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A4CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: U20603299
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: February 2, 2000
- Certificate issued: October 3, 1988
- Last registry action: November 18, 2008
- Mode S code: AB911C
- Owner when cancelled: [Gold Louis R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOLD%20LOUIS%20R)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8774° N, 148.1486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99709, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8440Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8440Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8440Q-2013-04-24

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 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 ANC06CA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA088), Jul 12, 2006: Cessna 206F (N8440Q), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, which resulted in the airplane encountering a severe downdraft during takeoff initial climb, and an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated…

## 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 20060712014059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060712014059A), Jul 12, 2006: Cessna U206F (N8440Q), Minto Lake, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Airman stated that there were thunderstorms in the area and as he lifted off he experienced a sudden wind shift from headwind to tailwind and the…
- [Incident 19820719042839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820719042839I), Jul 19, 1982: Cessna U206F (N8440Q), Seward, AK, Minor damage. Landing on an unimproved beach strip the nose landing gear struck soft sand. Propeller struck the ground.

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