# N401GS: 1969 Cessna 401A, registration cancelled 2023-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401A-0063
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 1993
- Certificate issued: July 29, 2022
- Last registry action: August 18, 2023
- Mode S code: A4B0FF
- Owner when cancelled: [Grabowski David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRABOWSKI%20DAVID%20C)
- Location: [Lake City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lake%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3990° N, 85.1063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49651, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401GS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=401GS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401GS-2023-12-05

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 401A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a.md

## Service difficulty reports (6)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR EBTR20150309008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EBTR20150309008), Mar 5, 2015: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FT AGL, PILOT NOTICED PARTIAL LEFT ENGINE POWER LOSS WITH ENGINE FUEL FLOW SURGING FROM MINIMUM TO MAXIMUM. DECLARED
- [SDR EBTR20130305007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EBTR20130305007), Mar 5, 2013: LUG. FAILED. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 HRS INTO FLIGHT, PILOT NOTED RT ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS ADJUSTED POWER, ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPED A
- [SDR EBTR20120712006](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EBTR20120712006), Jul 9, 2012: CONTROL CABLE. BROKEN. ON APPROACH PILOT SELECTED FULL FLAPS, HEARD LOUD POP AIRCRAFT WANTED TO ROLL RIGHT. CORRECTED WITH AILERON, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENCE. IN
- [SDR EBT2009F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EBT2009F00000), Mar 30, 2009: TORQUE TUBE. BROKEN. DURING RETURN FLIGHT, PILOTS NOTICED SLOPPY RUDDER CONTROL, THEY INVESTIGATED AND FOUND VERY LITTLE RUDDER INPUT FROM LT PEDAL ON BOTH PILOT AND CO-PILOTS SIDE.
- [SDR 98ZZZX115](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX115), Oct 14, 1997: LIFTER. GALLED. LIFTER/CAMSHAFT GALLED. LIFTER BODY CHIP FOUND IN OIL FILTER. PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE CAUSING LOW OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE TORN DOWN, NEW PARTS INSTALLED.
- [SDR 98ZZZX114](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX114), Oct 14, 1997: CAMSHAFT. GALLED. LIFTER/CAMSHAFT GALLED. LIFTER BODY CHIP FOUND IN OIL FILTER. PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE CAUSING LOW OIL PRESSURE. ENGINE TORN DOWN, NEW PARTS INSTALLED.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 20220604009549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220604009549I), Jun 4, 2022: Cessna 401A (N401GS), Lake City, MI, Minor damage. On 06/04/2022 at approximately 1145 EDT, a Cessna 401A s/n 401A 0063 [privacy data omitted] experienced mechanical problems during landing at Home Acres Sky…

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