# N501DR: 1979 Cessna 501, registration cancelled 2014-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 2014
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 501](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501) (registry code 2076603)
- Engine: [Williams FJ44-2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/williams-fj44-2a) (registry code 66004)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A27CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A27CE), [TCDS E3GL](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 501-0141
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 2014
- Certificate issued: January 15, 2013
- Last registry action: January 15, 2013
- Mode S code: A63E02
- Owner when cancelled: [Skyway Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYWAY%20AERO%20INC)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5260° N, 119.8126° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89501, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501DR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501DR-2014-10-21

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 501: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501.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 MIA06LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA052), Feb 12, 2006: Cessna 501 (N501DR), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: mechanical binding of the normal brake system, rendering directional control impossible. Contributing factors were the improper overhaul, inadequate quality control procedures by the overhaul…

## 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 20060211002989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060211002989A), Feb 11, 2006: Cessna 501 (N501DR), Fort Pierce, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The aircraft landed and ran off to the right side of the runway. Aircraft landed on runway 9, runway is 6492' in length. The first discernable signs of…

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