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Cessna U206A · 1966 · Seymour, TX
N4896F is a 1966 Cessna U206A (serial U206-0596), registered to Porter Carl S (co-owner) in Seymour, TX. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires February 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from May 1966 (60 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES engine rated at 285 hp, the engine on 90% of registered Cessna U206As. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A60D38. It is one of 22 Cessna U206A aircraft on the FAA registry. Porter Carl S holds 2 aircraft on the registry.
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19 of the 21 registered Cessna U206A carry this engine (90%), across 3 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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