# N501BJ: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 18, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501BJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501BJ

## Aircraft that carried N501BJ

- [Cancelled 2023-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501BJ-2023-05-18): Cessna 401A, S/N 401A0028. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [Winleigh Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINLEIGH%20AIR%20LLC), [Gladewater, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Gladewater)

## NTSB investigations on N501BJ (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 IAD73FLJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ21), Mar 20, 1973: Cessna 401A (N501BJ), Morrisville, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N501BJ (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.

- [Incident 19851205073559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205073559I), Dec 5, 1985: Cessna 401A (N501BJ), Redding, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear indication and collapse on rollout. Found retract linkage misaligned. Preventing normal locking.
- [Accident 19730320004209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730320004209A), Mar 20, 1973: Cessna 401A (N501BJ), Morrisville, NC, Substantial damage. L wing tip tank hit corner of metal hangar.

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