# N401MS: Winward Performance OWL, registration cancelled 2009-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Winward Performance OWL](https://openairdocs.org/model/winward-performance-owl) (registry code 05621X1)
- Serial number: 001
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: June 29, 2006
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A4B17C
- Owners when cancelled: [Mississippi State University](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MISSISSIPPI%20STATE%20UNIVERSITY), [Department Of Aerospace Engineering](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20AEROSPACE%20ENGINEERING), [Raspet Flight Research Laboratory](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RASPET%20FLIGHT%20RESEARCH%20LABORATORY)
- Location: [Starkville, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Starkville)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4380° N, 88.8252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39759, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401MS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=401MS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401MS-2009-09-03

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 Winward Performance OWL: https://openairdocs.org/model/winward-performance-owl.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 DFW07LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA006), Oct 18, 2006: Windward OWL (N401MS), Starkville, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The structural failure of the airframe due to the inadvertent excessive airspeed during maneuvering.

## 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 20061018021429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061018021429A), Oct 18, 2006: Amtr WINDWARDOWL (N401MS), Starkville, MS, Destroyed. (-23) On 10/18/2006, aircraft N401MS, was conducting research by the raspet flight research laboratory, a part of Mississippi state university. During the test…

## Other aircraft with N401MS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N401MS): Michael W Stewart PITTS S1, S/N 085, built 2015
- [Cancelled 2001-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N401MS-2001-09-27): North American NA-265-60, S/N 306-17. Owner: [Centurion Investments Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTURION%20INVESTMENTS%20INC%20DBA), [Saint Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Louis)

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