# N70FJ: 1978 Cessna 501, registration cancelled 2003-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 501](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-501) (registry code 2076603)
- Engine: 61509
- Data sheets: [TCDS A27CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A27CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 501-0073
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 31, 2001
- Last registry action: July 5, 2002
- Mode S code: A952BB
- Owner when cancelled: [Dancing Wind Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DANCING%20WIND%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Livingston, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Livingston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.5892° N, 110.5083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59047, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70FJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70FJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70FJ-2003-07-21

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 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 SEA03FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA045), Mar 15, 2003: Cessna 501 (N70FJ), Carey, ID, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation for unknown reasons.

## 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 20030315003959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030315003959A), Mar 15, 2003: Cessna 501 (N70FJ), Hailey, ID, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) The CE-501 departed slc enroute sun. Slc center issued initial approach clearance to FL190, then a descent to 15,000. The aircraft was cleared direct to…

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