# N968JW: 1968 Cessna 401, registration cancelled 2017-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2017
- 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: 401-0296
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1968
- Certificate issued: September 1, 1992
- Last registry action: April 13, 2007
- Mode S code: AD7ABB
- Owner when cancelled: [Craftech Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRAFTECH%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Edinburg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Edinburg)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.2806° N, 98.1856° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78539, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N968JW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=968JW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N968JW-2017-07-12

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 FTW03LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA075), Jan 4, 2003: Cessna 401 (N968JW), Mc Allen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to manually extend the landing gear to the full down and locked position. A contributing faction was a loss of electrical power, which resulted in the failure of the landing gear…

## 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 20030103001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030103001129A), Jan 3, 2003: Cessna 401 (N968JW), Mc Allen, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On January 3, 2003, approximately 1815 central standard time, a Cessna 401 twin-engine airplane, N968JW, sustained substantial damage after it impacted a…

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