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N8898Q

1976 Cessna TU206G

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial U20603561

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Jan 31, 2030.

Registered owner

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 1 Hornet Way # Xe6k40/d2, El Segundo, CA 90245
Fleet: 28 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Cessna TU206G
Year built: 1976
Serial number: U20603561
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor TSIO-520-M · 310 hp
Seats: 6
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued Jul 3, 2014)
Mode S code: AC42C3 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 13, 2004 · last FAA action Sep 30, 2023

Past registrations of N8898Q

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Aug 24, 1971 Aero Commander S2R · serial 1498R Medley Dan · El Paso, TX

What a Cessna 206 looks likePhoto of a Cessna 206, not this aircraft: Arpingstone, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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