# N7957F: 1968 Cessna 401, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 401](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-401) (registry code 207590C)
- 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: 401-0219
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 2, 1968
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1978
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AACDEB
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilson Richard J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILSON%20RICHARD%20J)
- Location: [Muskegon, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Muskegon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1800° N, 86.2868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49441, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7957F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7957F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7957F-2013-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 CHI81FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FA070), Jun 30, 1981: Cessna 401 (N7957F), Muskegon, MI, destroyed, 5 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19810630037499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810630037499A), Jun 30, 1981: Cessna 401 (N7957F), Muskegon, MI, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Za reported lost engine after takeoff. Circled to land. Rolled inverted on final. Pilot had medical problems.
- [Incident 19800905088859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800905088859I), Sep 5, 1980: Cessna 401 (N7957F), Muskegon, MI, Minor damage. Pilot felt thud, oil filler poor misplaced. Engine shutdown. Crandshaft had broken.

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