# N501KM: 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 9, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501KM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501KM

## Aircraft that carried N501KM

- [Cancelled 2020-12-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501KM-2020-12-09): Cessna 501, S/N 501-0101, built 1979. Sale reported. Owner: [Clermont, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clermont)

## NTSB investigations on N501KM (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 CEN20LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA185), May 20, 2020: Cessna 501 (N501KM), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the left main landing gear down lock, which resulted in a gear collapse upon landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N501KM (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 20200519006259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200519006259A), May 19, 2020: Cessna 501 (N501KM), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Main landing gear selected down at or about 3 mile final, indicator revealed unsafe gear, controller and swa crew reported to PIC, gear down, the PIC elected…

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