# N944FE: 1987 Cessna 208B, registration cancelled 2003-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 208B0044
- Year built: 1987
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 1987
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1987
- Last registry action: June 5, 2001
- Mode S code: AD1C86
- 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/N944FE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=944FE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N944FE-2003-01-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## 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 FTW03FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA089), Jan 24, 2003: Cessna 208B (N944FE), San Angelo, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The flight crew's failure to cycle the deice boots prior to conducting a simulated forced landing and their failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the maneuver, which resulted in an inadvertent…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20030124001119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030124001119A), Jan 24, 2003: Cessna 208B (N944FE), San Angelo, TX, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft descended impacting ground at a steep angle of bank, striking the left wing tip then, proceeded until striking power lines and fence. The…
- [Incident 19871222080849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871222080849I), Dec 22, 1987: Cessna 208B (N944FE), Sacramento, CA. Encountered heavy icing 13000 feet. Entered into a spin. Stabilized at 700 feet above ground. Continued the flight.

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