# N8493A: Cessna 402B, registration cancelled 1989-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Cessna 402B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b) (registry code 207590P)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 402B0236
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: ABA40A
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8493A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8493A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8493A-1989-08-02

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 402B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-402b.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 ATL88FA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA186), May 26, 1988: Cessna 402B (N8493A), West Columbia, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19880525069729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880525069729A), May 25, 1988: Cessna 402B (N8493A), Columbia, SC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Elevator control problem on climbout after long takeoff run. Crashed in trees. Elevator trim push rod bolt missing.
- [Incident 19870626050709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870626050709I), Jun 26, 1987: Cessna 402B (N8493A), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Smoke from instrument panel noted. Found loose wire in the volt ampmeter circuit had shorted.
- [Incident 19840114011439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840114011439I), Jan 14, 1984: Cessna 402B (N8493A), Monument Valley, UT, Minor damage. Skidded off the snow covered runway on the landing roll. Collapsed the nose gear and bent both propellers.
- [Incident 19810502052949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502052949I), May 2, 1981: Cessna 402B (N8493A), Mesa, AZ. Lost engine on climbout. Unable to feather. Landed safely. Found broken crankshaft.

## Other aircraft with N8493A

- [Cancelled 1966-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8493A-1966-01-04): Beech A35, S/N D-1913. Owner: [Arthur S Wilson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARTHUR%20S%20WILSON), [Stockton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Stockton)

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