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N9565T1981 Cessna T303

DeregisteredNot yet verified by ownerSource: FAA, updated Oct 21, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jan 11, 1988.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jan 1988)4 ADs may apply

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Denver, CO
owner city / state
Engine
TSIO-520 SER · 300 hp
Cont Motor
Owners
1
since 1987
NTSB events
1
destroyed, 1988
ADs may apply
4
confirm with A&P
Service reports
0
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 21, 2026
Last registered owner
Amspray Sales Corporation
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Denver, CO
Certificate issued
Oct 8, 1987
Canceled
Jan 11, 1988
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date
Nov 23, 1981

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
T303
Year
1981
Serial number
T30300027
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
4
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
AD4E0A

Engine

Make and model
Cont Motor Tsio-520 Ser
Type
Reciprocating
Power
300 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 1987 – 1988Amspray Sales CorporationDenver, CO
  2. 1961 – 1965Individual ownerTupelo, MS · different airframe: Cessna 210 S/N 57365

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 21, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jan 12, 1988 · Kiowa, CO

THE PLT OBTAINED TWO WX BRIEFINGS AND FILED AN IFR FLT PLAN TO EL PASO, TX. HE WAS NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. THE ACFT DEPARTED APA AT 1959 AND DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR AT 2010. THE CRASH SITE WAS 11- 1/2 MI SE OF THE KIOWA VORTAC AND 36 MI SE OF APA. RADAR SHOWED A 15-MI WIDE BAND OF SNOW SHOWERS SE OF THE KIOWA VORTAC. GROUND WITNESSES REPORTED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PLT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE STATED…

Damage
Destroyed
Injuries
Fatal
Report
DEN88FA050

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN88FA050)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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.

ADSubjectEffectiveApplies to
2011-10-09Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190…Jun 17, 2011Airframe (T303)
2009-16-03Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…Sep 9, 2009Engine (TSIO-520 SER)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.
2008-10-02Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series…May 12, 2008Airframe (T303)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.
98-04-28Cessna Aircraft Company Models T303, 310R, T310R, 335, 340A, 402B, 402C, 404, F406, 414…Mar 13, 1998Airframe (T303)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Related aircraft

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Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 21, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 21, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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