# N917FE: 1987 Cessna 208B, registration cancelled 2013-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2013
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 208B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b) (registry code 2073701)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A37CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A37CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 208B0017
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1987
- Certificate issued: April 1, 1987
- Last registry action: May 9, 2011
- Mode S code: ACB12E
- Owner when cancelled: [Federal Express Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FEDERAL%20EXPRESS%20CORPORATION)
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0351° N, 89.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38118, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N917FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=917FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N917FE-2013-10-29

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 208B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208b.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR MTNA0101051200001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MTNA0101051200001), Jan 5, 2012: CONNECTOR. CORRODED. EN ROUTE FROM BWI TO EWR ON FLIGHT 8311. THE STANDBY ELECTRICAL POWER ON, CAUTION LIGHT CAME ON. THE PILOT TRIPPED AND RESET THE GENERATOR. THE GENERATOR DID NO
- [SDR MTNA135031](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MTNA135031), Mar 5, 2003: CONTROL BOX. FALSE INDICATION. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES FROM JAX THE ENGINE FIRE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN SOUNDED. THE PILOT COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY CHECK LIST AND THEN DECLARED A

## 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 ATL87FA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87FA161), Jun 5, 1987: Cessna 208B (N917FE), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage

## 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 19870605021592I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870605021592I), Jun 5, 1987: Cessna 208B (N917FE), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft collision with Beech 58,N1653W,during taxi from federal express ramp to north taxiway. Both had clearance.

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