# N501GP: Cessna 500, registration cancelled 1981-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 500](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-500) (registry code 2076602)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A22CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A22CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5000026
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 26, 1972
- Mode S code: A63E4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Georgia Pacific Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGIA%20PACIFIC%20CORP)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501GP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501GP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501GP-1981-05-07

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 500: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-500.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 DCA81AA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA81AA007), Jan 21, 1981: Cessna 500 (N501GP), Bluefield, WV, destroyed, 5 fatal

## 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 19810121000889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810121000889A), Jan 21, 1981: Cessna 500CESSNA (N501GP), Bluefield, WV, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Landed downwind on snow and ice-covered runway. Conditions exceeded stop distance. Belated go-around. Ran off end.

## Other aircraft with N501GP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501GP): DJI AGRAS T40, S/N 1581F574B239100100BV
- [Cancelled 2016-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501GP-2016-08-09): Backovich George C G P-5, S/N 001, built 2001. First renewal notice. Owner: [Lancair Northwest LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANCAIR%20NORTHWEST%20LLC), [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)

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