# N5MJ: 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: June 18, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5MJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5MJ

## Aircraft that carried N5MJ

- [Cancelled 2001-06-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5MJ-2001-06-18): Cessna 421B, S/N 421B0925. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Jack Rhodes Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACK%20RHODES%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Columbus, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Columbus)

## NTSB investigations on N5MJ (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 CHI98LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA302), Aug 6, 1998: Cessna 421B (N5MJ), Columbus, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-commands failure to maintain airspeed and the subsequent stall/mush. Factors associated with the accident were the open baggage door and the inadequate aircraft preflight.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5MJ (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 19980806019849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980806019849A), Aug 6, 1998: Cessna 421B (N5MJ), Columbus, IN, Substantial damage. (.4) Upon reaching an altitude of 400 AGL after takeoff, the left side door on the nose baggage door opened. The pilot-in- command initiated a left turn to…

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