# N501RN: 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 5, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501RN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501RN

## Aircraft that carried N501RN

- [Cancelled 1980-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501RN-1980-08-05): Nelson BD-5B, S/N 5047. Owner: [Nelson Gilter R Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20GILTER%20R%20JR), [Lonoke, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Lonoke)

## NTSB investigations on N501RN (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 FTW80FPG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPG20), Apr 5, 1980: Bede 5 (N501RN), Carlisle, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N501RN (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 19800405007649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800405007649A), Apr 5, 1980: Amtrbd BEDEBD5 (N501RN), Carlisle, AR, Destroyed. Over controlled on final. Stalled. Spun into ground short of runway. Unskilled in type.

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