# N501FL: 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: December 10, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501FL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501FL

## Aircraft that carried N501FL

- [Cancelled 2012-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501FL-2012-12-10): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7125320, built 1971. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [N Salt Lake, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/N%20Salt%20Lake)

## NTSB investigations on N501FL (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 SEA91FA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91FA170), Jul 14, 1991: Piper PA-28-140 (N501FL), Driggs, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION AND HIS IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND. FACTORS WERE RISING, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN; HIGH, GUSTY WINDS; AND A HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N501FL (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 19910714027399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910714027399A), Jul 14, 1991: Piper PA28140 (N501FL), Driggs, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Heavy load,hot,and high density altitude with windshear led to crash in narrow mountain pass. Advised of danger.

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