N9438M1978 Cessna TU206G
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply5 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Idaho Transportation Department
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Boise, ID
- Certificate issued
- Sep 26, 1978
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Other
- Airworthiness date
- May 11, 2009
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- TU206G
- Year
- 1978
- Serial number
- U20604546
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 6
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AD1BC9
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Tsio-520-M
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 310 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1978 – nowIdaho Transportation DepartmentBoise, ID · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-16 | Reciprocating Engine Power Section | Mar 15, 2023 | Engine (TSIO-520-M) |
| 2011-10-09 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190… | Jun 17, 2011 | Airframe (TU206G) |
| 2009-16-03 | Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… | Sep 9, 2009 | Engine (TSIO-520-M)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed. |
| 2008-10-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series… | May 12, 2008 | Airframe (TU206G)Certain serial numbers: 172S 172S10672–172S10674; 172S 172S10676; 172S 172S10678–172S10680; 172S 172S10682; 172S 172S10683; 172S 172S10685; …. Only with: Applies only to airplanes that have a P/N 2013142-18 alternate static air source selector valve installed after November 19, 2007. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (5)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Wings · post · crackedFeb 27, 2017
DURING LOWER FWD DOOR POST AND STRUT FITTING INSPECTION REQUIRED BY SERVICE BULLETIN SEB935R1, FOUND A CRACK IN RADIUS OF CORNER ADJACENT TO AND DISAPPEARING UNDER THE STRUT FITTING.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · gasket · leaksMar 30, 1998
A SMALL OIL LEAK ON NR 3 CYLINDER WAS REPAIRED BY INSTALLING A NEW P/N 653191 ROCKER COVER GASKET. NINE HOURS LATER, A LARGE OIL LEAK WAS EVIDENT, CYLINDER NR 3. UPON PULLING COVER, FOUND GASKET HAD SHRUNK CAUSING OIL LEAK WHERE THE GASKET WENT STRAIGHT BETWEEN TWO SCREWS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · engine · malfunctionJan 17, 1997
OAT - 18 DEGREES, WX CLEAR. TAKEOFF NORMAL. WHEN POWER REDUCED, ENGINE WENT VERY RICH. PULLED MIX TO KEEP ENGINE RUNNING. M.P. AND F.F. READ NORMAL. LANDED. LOW RPM OK. CHECKED BOTH METERED AND UNMETERED FUEL PRESSURES ARE WITH THE BOOK. FLEW A/C AFTER, ALL WAS NORMAL. ORIG FUEL CONT REPLACED AT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Reciprocating engine · cylinder · misinstalledMar 26, 1996
WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE CYLINDERS FOR A TOP OVERHAUL, FOUND TORQUES VERY HIGH TO ALMOST FINGER TIGHT ON CYLINDER STUDS AND THROUGH-BOLTS. THIS ENGINE HAS TORQUE PASTE STILL IN PLACE - ONE-HALF INCH DRIVE AIR WRENCH DID NOTHING - HAD TO CHISEL TWO NUTS OFF SO FAR - TWO CYLINDERS TO GO. SUBMITTER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Turbochargers · controller · malfunctionMay 30, 1995
ON SECOND TAKEOFF DURING CLIMB, MAN. PRESS. DECAYED TO 27 INCHES HG. CLIMB CONTINUED AND POWER SLOWLY CAME BACK - NEXT TAKEOFF WAS NORMAL. REPLACED TURBO CONTROLLER AND ALL HOSES TO AND FROM WASTEGATE, ALSO, CONTROLLER DRAIN HOSE. A/C RAN TO TEST, APPEARED NORMAL. MADE TWO TAKEOFFS, FULL POWER, NO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026