# N501FS: 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: August 21, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501FS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501FS

## Aircraft that carried N501FS

- [Cancelled 1998-08-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501FS-1998-08-21): Swearingen SA-26AT, S/N T26146. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [F S Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/F%20S%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Soldotna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Soldotna)

## NTSB investigations on N501FS (2)

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 ANC98FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98FA091), Jul 7, 1998: Swearingen SA-26AT (N501FS), St. George, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to adequately monitor the instrument approach and the co-pilot's failure to intercept and maintain the proper NDB bearing on the approach. Contributing factors were the…
- [NTSB ANC96LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA084), Jun 5, 1996: Swearingen SA-26 (N501FS), Galena, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site. Factors associated with the accident were the soft and uneven airstrip conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N501FS (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 19980707015999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980707015999A), Jul 7, 1998: Swrngn SA26AT (N501FS), St George, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (.4) The flight departed anchorage, Alaska, and was en route to saint George, Alaska, to pick up passengers for a return flight to anchorage. The…
- [Accident 19960605012889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960605012889A), Jun 5, 1996: Swrngn SA226AT (N501FS), Galena, AK, Substantial damage. Taxied on runway after landing. Veered off,prop strike. Left engine fragmented. Debrie hit fuselage. Blamed soft spot

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