# N88VA: 1971 Cessna 401B, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 401B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b) (registry code 207590E)
- Engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401B0118
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1971
- Certificate issued: June 12, 1980
- Last registry action: December 5, 1987
- Mode S code: AC1D58
- Owner when cancelled: [Ap International Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AP%20INTERNATIONAL%20CORP)
- Location: [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1275° N, 119.7258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89701, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88VA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88VA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88VA-2013-04-30

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 401B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401b.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 NYC00FA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA001), Oct 2, 1999: Cessna 401B (N88VA), Caldwell, NJ, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight, which resulted in an attempted takeoff with the pitot covers installed. An additional cause was the pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff, while factors…

## 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 19991002047629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991002047629A), Oct 2, 1999: Cessna 401B (N88VA), Caldwell, NJ, Destroyed. (.4) The pilot aborted the takeoff run after the airspeed indication rose to about 80 miles per hour, but would not go any higher. He could not stop the…

## Other aircraft with N88VA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88VA): Globe GC-1B, S/N 281, built 1946

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