# N501BJ: Cessna 401A, registration cancelled 2023-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2023
- Exported to: Colombia
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 401A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401a) (registry code 207590D)
- 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: 401A0028
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 1969
- Certificate issued: October 14, 2022
- Last registry action: April 3, 2023
- Mode S code: A63DC9
- Owner when cancelled: [Winleigh Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINLEIGH%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Gladewater, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Gladewater)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5166° N, 94.9631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75647, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501BJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501BJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501BJ-2023-05-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## 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 IAD73FLJ21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLJ21), Mar 20, 1973: Cessna 401A (N501BJ), Morrisville, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19851205073559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851205073559I), Dec 5, 1985: Cessna 401A (N501BJ), Redding, CA, Minor damage. Unsafe nose gear indication and collapse on rollout. Found retract linkage misaligned. Preventing normal locking.
- [Accident 19730320004209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730320004209A), Mar 20, 1973: Cessna 401A (N501BJ), Morrisville, NC, Substantial damage. L wing tip tank hit corner of metal hangar.

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