# N5AS: Cessna 401, registration cancelled 1999-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 401-0208
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 19, 1996
- Last registry action: November 16, 1999
- Mode S code: A6354F
- Owner when cancelled: [Casper Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASPER%20THOMAS%20A)
- Location: [Dearborn Heights, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Dearborn%20Heights)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3358° N, 83.2833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48127, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5AS-1999-12-22

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 401: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401.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 CHI97FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA059), Jan 22, 1997: Cessna 401 (N5AS), Crystal, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot-in-command to ensure adequate removal of airframe ice from the aircraft during preflight.

## 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 19970122000769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970122000769A), Jan 22, 1997: Cessna 401 (N5AS), Minneapolis, MN, Substantial damage. Landed refuel iced up. Declined deicing. Pilot knocked off ice. Settled on takeoff. Hit pole and fence. Misjudgment (-23) aircraft departed on return trip to…

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