# N401TA: 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: March 9, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=401TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401TA

## Aircraft that carried N401TA

- [Cancelled 2024-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401TA-2024-03-09): Mcdonnell Douglas A4N, S/N 159535. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 2004-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401TA-2004-08-20): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0142, built 1979. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Topnotch Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOPNOTCH%20AVIATION%20INC), [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)

## NTSB investigations on N401TA (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 DEN01LA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01LA130), Jul 28, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N401TA), Gunnison, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to attain the proper climb rate, and his improper inflight planning/decision to attempt to cross mountainous terrain at an inadequate altitude. Contributing factors were the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N401TA (1)

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 20010728021459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010728021459A), Jul 28, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N401TA), Gunnison, CO, No damage. (-23) Aircraft had departed the Gunnison, CO airport and struck high terrain approximately 7 miles ese.

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