# N401JD: 1960 Beech D50C, registration cancelled 2017-06-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 19, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech D50C](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50c) (registry code 1152520)
- Engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A4), [TCDS E-275](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-275) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: DH-272
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 6, 1960
- Certificate issued: August 29, 1995
- Last registry action: September 8, 2003
- Mode S code: A4B124
- Owner when cancelled: [Donato John F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONATO%20JOHN%20F)
- Location: [Newark, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Newark)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7629° N, 74.1866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07107, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401JD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=401JD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401JD-2017-06-19

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 Beech D50C: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50c.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC99FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA126), May 30, 1999: Beech D50C (N401JD), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering in the traffic pattern, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin.

## 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.

- [Accident 19990530006049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990530006049A), May 30, 1999: Beech D50C (N401JD), Montgomery, NY, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Acft crashed into a residential area about 1-1/2 miles nw of arpt, local authorities responded. 2 fatalities. (.4)radar data depicted an airplane flying a…

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