# N8840K: 1979 Cessna 414A, registration cancelled 2023-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 414A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (registry code 2075907)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 414A0236
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1979
- Last registry action: December 17, 2022
- Mode S code: AC2F13
- Location: [Spartanburg, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Spartanburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9352° N, 82.0148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29301, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8840K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8840K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8840K-2023-09-16

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 414A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a.md

## Service difficulty reports (4)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2012FA0000803](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000803), Dec 6, 2012: MOUNT. CRACKED. DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION NOTICED LT ENGINE OIL LEAK. REMOVED LT ALTERNATOR AND FOUND 4" CRACK AFT SECTION OF ALTERNATOR MOUTING FLANGE TO BASE OF NR 5 CYLINDER
- [SDR GNMA20120704](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GNMA20120704), Jul 4, 2012: ENGINE. POWER LOSS. PILOT REPORTED LOW RT ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND LOW RPM ON GROUND RUN UP WHEN LEAVING TO RETURN TO HOME BASE. ENGINE RESPONSE AT DIFFERENT SETTINGS MADE NO C
- [SDR GNMA8840K112111A](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GNMA8840K112111A), Nov 21, 2011: TUBE. CRACKED. LEFT ELEVATOR STRUCTURE INSTALLATION. LT ELEVATOR TUBE ASSEMBLY CRACKED FROM TAPER PIN HOLE ATTACH POINT TO END OF TUBE ASSEMBLY. LARGER HOLE FOR TAPER PIN TO F
- [SDR GNMA8840K112111](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/GNMA8840K112111), Nov 21, 2011: TRUNNION. CRACKED. CRACKS FOUND ON RIGHT MAIN GEAR UPPER BARREL & TRUNNION ASSEMBLY. CRACKS IN THE UPPER TORQUE LINK ATTACH POINTS WERE GREATER THAN ALLOWED PER MEB89-2 REV 1.

## 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 19801026081719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801026081719I), Oct 26, 1980: Cessna 414A (N8840K), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Zg emergency landing after hearing explosion type noise from left engine. Found cylinder had separated from engine.

## Other aircraft with N8840K

- [Cancelled 1951-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8840K-1951-11-08): Stinson 108-1, S/N 108-1840. Owner: [Mehlburger Max A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEHLBURGER%20MAX%20A), [Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Little%20Rock)

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