# N9785M: 1981 Cessna T207A, registration cancelled 2003-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna T207A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a) (registry code 2073615)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520-M](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-m) (registry code 17266)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A16CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A16CE), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20700729
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 1981
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1995
- Last registry action: December 6, 2001
- Mode S code: ADA470
- Owners when cancelled: [Crow Richard E Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROW%20RICHARD%20E%20TRUSTEE), [Crow Charlene A Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROW%20CHARLENE%20A%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Lakeside, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lakeside)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5634° N, 124.0405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97449, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9785M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9785M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9785M-2003-10-24

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 T207A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t207a.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 SEA03FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA059), Apr 9, 2003: Cessna T207 A (N9785M), Merlin, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain while in cruise flight. Factors include low ceilings and mountainous terrain.

## 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 20030409004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030409004019A), Apr 9, 2003: Cessna T207A (N9785M), Merlin, OR, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Metars 1-1/4SM, br, FEW001, SCT009, OVC019, ntaps indicates that aircraft was on direct track from oth to grants pass, Oregon. Last radar contact showed…

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