# N501KM: 1979 Cessna 501, registration cancelled 2020-12-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 9, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 501](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501) (registry code 2076603)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-jt15d-1a) (registry code 52110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A27CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A27CE), [TCDS E25EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E25EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 501-0101
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-fan
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 1993
- Last registry action: September 25, 2020
- Mode S code: A63E94
- Location: [Clermont, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Clermont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5345° N, 81.7436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34711, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501KM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501KM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N501KM-2020-12-09

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 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 CEN20LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA185), May 20, 2020: Cessna 501 (N501KM), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the left main landing gear down lock, which resulted in a gear collapse upon landing.

## 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 20200519006259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200519006259A), May 19, 2020: Cessna 501 (N501KM), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Main landing gear selected down at or about 3 mile final, indicator revealed unsafe gear, controller and swa crew reported to PIC, gear down, the PIC elected…

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