# N9438F: 1985 Cessna 208, registration cancelled 2010-09-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 9, 2010
- Exported to: Australia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 208](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (registry code 2073702)
- 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: 20800053
- Year built: 1985
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: January 21, 2000
- Certificate issued: July 14, 2008
- Last registry action: July 14, 2008
- Mode S code: AD1BC3
- Owner when cancelled: [Mccole Kevin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCOLE%20KEVIN)
- Location: [Dunbarton, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Dunbarton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1125° N, 71.6075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03046, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9438F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9438F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9438F-2010-09-09

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 208: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ANC91FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91FA142), Sep 3, 1991: Cessna 208 (N9438F), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INATTENTIVE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH RESULTED IN HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY SECURE THE ENGINE OIL TUBE FILLER CAP RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL AND OIL PRESSURE AND THE PILOT'S…
- [NTSB ANC88FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC88FA022), Dec 19, 1987: Cessna 208 (N9438F), Bethel, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (5)

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 20050424007029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050424007029I), Apr 24, 2005: Cessna 208 (N9438F), Sebastian, FL. (-23) Parachutist made hard landing, did swinging turn into ground. Parachutist's name is [privacy data omitted] he had 390 previous jumps and was using a…
- [Incident 20040902027529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040902027529I), Sep 2, 2004: Cessna 208 (N9438F), Williamstown, NJ, 1 fatal. (-23) Skydiver name: [privacy data omitted] experience: approximately 10 years with over 1000 jumps (uspa/fai license #156776/rating A-034404) club…
- [Incident 19980927041439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980927041439I), Sep 27, 1998: Cessna 208 (N9438F), Rittman, OH. (-5) Pilot lost control on landing and ground loop the aircraft.
- [Accident 19910903037789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910903037789A), Sep 3, 1991: Cessna 208 (N9438F), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Lost oil pressure. Overshot runway. Overturned intundra. Oil filler cap not secured. Ball type check valve not used
- [Accident 19871219070739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871219070739A), Dec 19, 1987: Cessna 208 (N9438F), Bethel, AK, Substantial damage. 1200 Lbs over gross weight and downwind. Not using full runway and ice on wings. Unable to fly, aborted and crashed.

## Other aircraft with N9438F

- [Cancelled 1973-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9438F-1973-08-27): Hughes 269B, S/N 0193. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Kinzie Industries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINZIE%20INDUSTRIES%20INC), [Alva, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Alva)

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