# N988JM: 1968 Cessna 401, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401-0305
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1968
- Certificate issued: August 26, 1983
- Last registry action: May 6, 1997
- Mode S code: ADC9B0
- Owner when cancelled: [Donaldson Del W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONALDSON%20DEL%20W)
- Location: [Richland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Richland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7880° N, 117.1866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97870, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N988JM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=988JM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988JM-2013-05-30

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 401: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401.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 SEA86FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86FA046), Jan 27, 1986: Cessna 401 (N988JM), S. Lake Tahoe, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19860127001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860127001409A), Jan 27, 1986: Cessna 401 (N988JM), S Lake Tahoe, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Failed deice or warm engines prior takeoff. Lost left engine. Failed feather turned into dead engine. Rolled over.
- [Incident 19790310019769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790310019769I), Mar 10, 1979: Cessna 401 (N988JM), Sacramento, CA. Left engine failed on takeoff. Inspection revealed broken crankshaft and #3 rod bolts, rod separated from shaft.

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