# N9603M: 1981 Cessna 207A, registration cancelled 2002-11-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 4, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a) (registry code 2073605)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520-F](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-f) (registry code 17237)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20700710
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1981
- Certificate issued: August 21, 1996
- Last registry action: August 20, 2002
- Mode S code: AD5EF3
- Owner when cancelled: [Alaska Central Express Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALASKA%20CENTRAL%20EXPRESS%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9603M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9603M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9603M-2002-11-04

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 207A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-207a.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 ANC97LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA022), Jan 17, 1997: Cessna 207A (N9603M), Tununak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's decision to continue VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain. Factors associated with the accident were: low…

## 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 19970117000739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970117000739A), Jan 17, 1997: Cessna 207A (N9603M), Tununak, AK, Substantial damage. Encountered low clouds enroute. Pulled up into clouds to reverse course and impacted rising terrain.
- [Incident 19830929063889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830929063889I), Sep 29, 1983: Cessna 207A (N9603M), Ruby, AK, Minor damage. Lost control on crosswind takeoff. Aborted and ran off runway down a 15 foot dirt bank.

## Other aircraft with N9603M

- [Cancelled 1972-03-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9603M-1972-03-15): Mooney M20F, S/N 670180, built 1967. Owner: [Bird Harvesting Co Inc/Rinehart J E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BIRD%20HARVESTING%20CO%20INC%2FRINEHART%20J%20E), [Huron, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Huron)

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