# N6401N: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: November 12, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6401N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6401N

## Aircraft that carried N6401N

- [Cancelled 2014-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6401N-2014-11-12): Cessna 210N, S/N 21062977, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Smith Creed R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20CREED%20R), [High Point, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/High%20Point)
- [Cancelled 1950-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6401N-1950-07-07): Stinson AT-19, S/N 1648, built 1942. Exported to Sweden. Owner: [Dewes W E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEWES%20W%20E), [New Orleans, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/New%20Orleans)

## NTSB investigations on N6401N (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 BFO88FA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA026), Mar 20, 1988: Cessna 210N (N6401N), Quantico, VA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N6401N (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 19880320005879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320005879A), Mar 20, 1988: Cessna 210N (N6401N), Quantico, VA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Encountered snow showers. Tried climbout on top. VFR pilot lost control. Spatial disorientation. Spiral dive. Broke

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