1978
Year
C-GQPS — 1978 Cessna U206G
C-GQPS is a 1978 Cessna U206G based in Fort McMurray, Alberta, listed on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register (serial U20604346).
Piston single
Category
Alberta
Based
71
On CA register
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The aircraft
Year built1978 · 48 years old
Airframe typeWhether Transport Canada classes it as an aeroplane, a helicopter, a glider, a balloon or a gyroplane.Aeroplane
Engine typeHow the engine makes power. Piston engines run on avgas like a car engine; turboprops and jets burn turbine fuel, cost far more to overhaul, and are usually reserved for bigger or faster aircraft.Piston
Engines1
Max take-off weightMaximum take-off weight: the heaviest the aircraft may legally be when it starts its take-off roll, including fuel, people and baggage. It's the number that decides what licence and ratings you need, and what it costs to park.1,633 kg · 3,600 lb
Where it's based
BasedThe city or airport Transport Canada holds as the aircraft's base. Where the field holds a four-letter code like CYXE, that's the airport's ICAO identifier.Fort McMurray, Alberta
Transport Canada officeThe Transport Canada regional office that administers this registration. It follows the owner's address, so it isn't always the nearest office to where the aircraft actually sits.Winnipeg
Identity
Serial numberThe manufacturer's own number for this individual airframe, stamped on a plate. Unlike the registration, it never changes — it identifies the aircraft across every country it's ever been registered in.U20604346
ManufacturerThe full legal name of the company that built it, which is often not the name on the tail. A Cessna 172 built in 2022 was made by Textron Aviation.Cessna Aircraft Company
Built inWhere the aircraft was manufactured. Most of Canada's fleet was built in the United States.U.S.A.
ICAO 24-bit addressA unique 24-bit number your transponder broadcasts with every Mode S and ADS-B message — flight trackers key on it rather than the tail number. Canada's block runs C00000 to C3FFFF, which is why Canadian aircraft nearly all start C0 to C3. Transport Canada assigns it against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.C07081
Registration
Registration typePrivate, Commercial or State. Commercial means the registration permits use for hire or reward — charter, flight training, aerial work. It describes the registration, not who owns the aircraft.Commercial
AirworthinessThe standard certificate: the aircraft conforms to its approved design and is maintained by a licensed engineer. No restrictions beyond the type's own, and it's what buyers and lenders expect to see.Certificate of Airworthiness
Basis of registrationThe rule the aircraft is registered under. Most are registered against a type certificate, meaning they're a factory design approved by the regulator; amateur-built and ultralight aircraft come in under their own standards.CAR Standard 507.02, 507.03 - Type Certificate
Type certificateThe approval number for the aircraft's design, issued to the manufacturer. Every aircraft built to that approved design shares it, so it's a good way to confirm exactly which variant you're looking at.A4CE
Registered sinceWhen the current registration took effect. A recent date usually means the aircraft changed hands or was re-registered — it is not the date it was built.18 March 2010
Imported to CanadaWhen the aircraft was first brought onto the Canadian register from abroad. Only recorded for imported aircraft, which is about a third of the fleet.1 May 2008
Where C-GQPS is, and how to track it
C-GQPS transmits ADS-B under the 24-bit address C07081. Trackers key on that address rather than the tail number, so it finds the aircraft even on flights flown under a different callsign. Transport Canada assigns the address against the registration, so it changes if the aircraft is re-registered.
Most private aircraft are on the ground most of the time — if a tracker shows nothing, it is very likely parked rather than missing.
How rare is C-GQPS?
The Cessna U206G is uncommon in Canada — there are 71 registered on the Transport Canada Civil Aircraft Register — see every one. It's part of the broader Cessna 205 / 206 / 207 Stationair family, with 277 registered in Canada — see fleet numbers, prices and what's for sale.
- 14 of the 71 are in Alberta.
- The 75th most common type on the Canadian register, of 5,775 makes and models.
- Median year built for the type: 1979 — C-GQPS is older than half of them.
- One of 7,523 Cessna aircraft on the Canadian register, across every model.
- One of 20,925 aircraft in Canada's piston single category, 3,246 of them in Alberta.
- 88 aircraft are based in Fort McMurray — see every one →
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Reported occurrences
Transport Canada has one report on file mentioning C-GQPS (2010). One records damage.
Substantial · Aug 20, 2010
Accident — cruise phase — 5 NM E of Embarras (CFN4) · TSB file A10W0136
Transport Canada describes CADORS entries as preliminary and unsubstantiated, and subject to change. Reports reach the system when somebody files one, so an empty or quiet record is not proof an aircraft has never been damaged — it is not a title search, an airworthiness-directive check or a substitute for a pre-purchase inspection or a look at the logbooks. One entry has a Transportation Safety Board file number; those are investigated separately and the TSB publishes its own reports. Source: Transport Canada, Civil Aviation Daily Occurrence Reporting System (CADORS), under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Other Cessna U206G in Canada
C-FDGM 1985 · C-FKCR 1985 · C-GIVA 1985 · C-GRKO 1982 · C-GBNZ 1981 · C-GCFH 1981 · all Cessna U206G →
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Canadian Civil Aircraft Register, current to September 17, 2026. Aircraft data reproduced and distributed with the permission of the Government of Canada. MarketPlane.ca is not affiliated with Transport Canada.