# N501W: Monocoupe 110 SPECIAL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Monocoupe 110 SPECIAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-110-special) (registry code 5810204, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Warner SS40&50](https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50) (registry code 64503)
- Serial number: 5W47
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: November 11, 2022
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A63F9B
- Registered owner: [Taylor Benjamin L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20BENJAMIN%20L)
- Location: [Ottumwa, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ottumwa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0444° N, 92.4291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52501, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501W

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Monocoupe 110 SPECIAL)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Warner SS40&50)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 GAA16CA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA190), Apr 12, 2016: Monocoupe 110 (N501W), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect installation of the tailwheel steering bungee, which resulted in a runway excursion and airplane nose over.
- [NTSB LAX07CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA010), Oct 15, 2006: Monocoupe 110 Special (N501W), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the forward left main landing gear attach point resulting in loss of control.

## NTSB investigations on N501W not matched to an aircraft (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 NYC67A0155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0155), May 8, 1967: Beech E18S (N501W), Johnson City, NY, destroyed, 5 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20160412012259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160412012259A), Apr 12, 2016: Monocoupe 110 SPECIAL (N501W), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot stated that after a normal landing a tailwind lifted the tail over, resulted in going off the runway inverted due to high winds.
- [Accident 20061015024969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061015024969A), Oct 15, 2006: Mncoup 110SPECIAL (N501W), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Coming into land at chd on runway 22 left (in 5 knot crosswind) aircraft touched down and left wing dipped and struck ground. Pilot momentarily regained…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Monocoupe 110 SPECIAL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-110-special/aircraft.md
- The Warner SS40&50 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss40-50.md

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