# N671AW: 1969 Cessna 401A, registration cancelled 2003-05-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 19, 2003
- Exported to: Dominican Republic
- 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: 401A0080
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 25, 1969
- Certificate issued: October 16, 2000
- Last registry action: May 19, 2003
- Mode S code: A8DF84
- Owner when cancelled: [Hill Welton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20WELTON)
- Location: [Bellville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bellville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9871° N, 96.2529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77418, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N671AW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=671AW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N671AW-2003-05-19

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX1952](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1952), Apr 16, 1997: TORQUE TUBE. FAILED. RUDDER SYSTEM CEASED TO OPERATE. FOUND LEFT RUDDER TORQUE TUBE ASSY ARM BROKEN FREE OF TORQUE TUBE. THIS ARM IS CONNECTED TO RUDDER CABLE. REPLACED TORQUE TUBE 
- [SDR 97ZZZX2081](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2081), Apr 8, 1997: TORQUE TUBE. BROKEN. PILOT EXPERIENCED LANDING DIFFICULTIES. UPON INSPECTION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS, TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED RUDDER CABLE ATTACH FITTING BROKEN OFF OF THE LT CONTROL TORQU

## 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.

- [Incident 19860404014389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860404014389I), Apr 4, 1986: Cessna 401A (N671AW), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Loud pop heard with gear extension. Unsafe nose gear light. Door actuating rods were not connected.

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