# N401ME: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: February 13, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=401ME
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401ME

## Aircraft that carried N401ME

- [Cancelled 2018-02-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401ME-2018-02-13): Cessna 401A, S/N 401A0085, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Heartland Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEARTLAND%20AIR%20LLC), [Mabelvale, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Mabelvale)
- [Cancelled 2003-12-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401ME-2003-12-23): Douglas DC-9-32, S/N 47133, built 1968. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [Midwest Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Milwaukee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Milwaukee)

## NTSB investigations on N401ME (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN15LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA050), Nov 17, 2014: Cessna 401A (N401ME), Fulton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the right engine magneto distributor drive gears, which resulted in a total loss of engine power during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the operator’s failure to inspect and…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N401ME (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20141117020969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141117020969A), Nov 17, 2014: Cessna 401A (N401ME), Fulton, MO, Substantial damage. The pilot reported loss of power and aborted the take-off from runway 24. He subsequently departed the end of runway and impacted several earthen berms…
- [Incident 19900221013469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900221013469I), Feb 21, 1990: Doug DC932 (N401ME), Milwaukee, WI. Unable to extend flaps. Landed without incident. Flap position quadrant was galled with burr.

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