# N8497Q: 1976 Cessna U206F, registration cancelled 2013-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 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: U20603355
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1976
- Certificate issued: November 17, 1976
- Last registry action: May 12, 1984
- Mode S code: ABA4A4
- Owner when cancelled: [Professional Contractors Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PROFESSIONAL%20CONTRACTORS%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8497Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8497Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8497Q-2013-09-17

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ANC78FA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA075), Sep 4, 1978: Cessna 206 (N8497Q), Twin Lakes, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19780904043399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780904043399A), Sep 4, 1978: Cessna TU206A (N8497Q), Twin Lakes, AK, Substantial damage. A/c float equipped. Winds gusting to 50 KTS.wind and waves flipped during water taxi.

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