# N8531C: Cessna 401A, registration cancelled 2012-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 2012
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401A0029
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 1969
- Last registry action: March 16, 2012
- Mode S code: ABB4FB
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8531C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8531C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8531C-2012-04-17

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 401A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19890605034729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890605034729I), Jun 5, 1989: Cessna 401A (N8531C), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Main gear collapsed on rollout. Nose gear checked normal on test. Cause under investigation.

## Other aircraft with N8531C

- [Cancelled 1971-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8531C-1971-07-07): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-1249. Owner: [Andrews Donald N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDREWS%20DONALD%20N), [Newport News, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Newport%20News)

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