# N101SB: 1968 Cessna 401, registration cancelled 2002-09-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 23, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401-0241
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 1968
- Certificate issued: January 5, 1989
- Last registry action: February 15, 1992
- Mode S code: A009FD
- Owner when cancelled: [Lathrop Edwin H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LATHROP%20EDWIN%20H)
- Location: [Sebastian, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sebastian)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.7944° N, 80.4915° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32958, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101SB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=101SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101SB-2002-09-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 401: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401.md

## 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 MKC84LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA238), Aug 3, 1984: Cessna 401 (N101SB), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC84LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA117), Apr 5, 1984: Cessna 401 (N101SB), Wichita, KS, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19851126066069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851126066069I), Nov 26, 1985: Cessna 401 (N101SB), Gothenburg, NE, Minor damage. Aircraft veered on landing and right gear collapsed. Gear motor did not stop on retraction, overstressed bellcrank.
- [Accident 19840803039719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840803039719A), Aug 3, 1984: Cessna 401 (N101SB), Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. Left main gear collapsed while taxiing for takeoff. Wing rib support bracket failed. Punched a hole in wing rib.
- [Accident 19840405036259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840405036259A), Apr 5, 1984: Cessna 401 (N101SB), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. Right main gear collapsed inward on the landing roll. Gear side brace pulled out of attachment to wing rib.

## Other aircraft with N101SB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101SB): Beckett Stewart AIRCAM, S/N AC128L, built 2016

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