# N701RC: Cothern Ronald D QUICKIE, registration cancelled 1993-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cothern Ronald D QUICKIE](https://openairdocs.org/model/cothern-ronald-d-quickie) (registry code 05645CN)
- Serial number: RC1
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1981
- Last registry action: June 28, 1990
- Mode S code: A959BF
- Owner when cancelled: [Cothern Ronald D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COTHERN%20RONALD%20D)
- Location: [Lombard, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Lombard)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8763° N, 88.0188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60148, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N701RC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=701RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N701RC-1993-02-04

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 Cothern Ronald D QUICKIE: https://openairdocs.org/model/cothern-ronald-d-quickie.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 CHI90DEE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE08), Jul 21, 1990: Ronald D. Cothern Quickie (N701RC), Plainfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF AN IGNITION LEAD, RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

## 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 19900721027709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900721027709A), Jul 21, 1990: Amtrqk QUICKIE (N701RC), Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Struck fence post on forced landing. Wire came off ignition coil. Stopped ignition.

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