N501CF1979 Cessna 501
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Apex Tower Group LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Spring, TX
- Certificate issued
- Jan 24, 2025
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2032
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 30, 1979
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 501
- Year
- 1979
- Serial number
- 501-0128
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A63DDF
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Canada Jt15d-1
- Type
- Turbo-fan
- Power
- 2,200 lb thrust
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2025 – nowApex Tower Group LLCSpring, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (7)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-17-12 | Air Conditioning | Sep 29, 2015 | Airframe (501)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 550 0801–1136; 551 0002–0733; 551 0801–1136; …. Only with: Air conditioning system installed via Cessna STC SA3849SW, SA7580SW, SA7753SW, or SA8918SW. |
| 2013-09-11 | Air Conditioning | Jul 5, 2013 | Airframe (501)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 550 0801–1136; 551 0002–0733; 551 0801–1136; … |
| 2007-11-17 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, S550, 560, 560XL, and 750 Airplanes | Jul 6, 2007 | Airframe (501)Serial numbers per Cessna Service Bulletins SB500-26-02, SB550-26-05, SB560-26-01, SB560XL-26-02, SB750-26-05, SBS550-26-02 (Table 1 of this AD) |
| 2006-06-03 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, S550, 551, and 560 Airplanes | Apr 20, 2006 | Airframe (501)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; S550 0001–0160; 550 0002–0733; 551 0002–0733; 550 0801–1075; … |
| 2004-09-05 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, and 551 Airplanes | Jun 2, 2004 | Airframe (501)Certain serial numbers: 500 0001–0689; 501 0001–0689; 550 0002–0733; 551 0002–0733. Only with: Equipped with BFGoodrich brake assembly P/N 2-1528-6 or 2-1530-4. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-04-09 | Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-1, -1A, and -1B Turbofan Engines | Apr 5, 2004 | Engine (JT15D-1)Only with: Engines with certain impellers, P/N 3020365, installed. |
| 98-04-38 | Cessna Model 500, 501, 550, 551, and 560 Series Airplanes | Mar 25, 1998 | Airframe (501)Only with: Equipped with pneumatic deicing boots. |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Equipment and furnishings · seat · crackedJun 19, 2006
UPPER CHAIR BASE ASSEMBLY CRACKED AT CHAIR BACK ATTACH POINTS. ALSO, PREVIOUS INAPPROPRIATE REPAIR. CHAIR WAS REPAIRED IAW STC, STRUCTURAL SEAT REPAIR. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · brace · mismanufacturedJun 29, 2004
WHILE REINSTALLING LT WING FLAP CABLES DURING PHASE 5 INSPECTION, NOTICED CABLE RUN TOO CLOSE TO STRUCTURE. INVESTIGATION AND NOTIFIED MFG TECH SUPPORT. IT WAS DETERMINED LT BRACE 5511037-3 AND RIB 5525130, CABLE PASS THRU WERE INCORRECTLY LOCATED DURING MANUFACTURE. FACTORY IAW PROVIDED APPROVED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · control cable · misinstalledJun 29, 2004
DURING PHASE 5 INSPECTION, UPON REINSTALLING LT WING FLAP CABLES, NOTICED AIRCRAFT WAS DIFFERENT THAN MM DATA AS TO ROUTING OF FLAP CABLES ON LT OB BELLCRANK. EXPERIMENTED AND CONTACTED MFG TECH SUPPORT. FOUND DATA ON PG 27-50-01 PG 203 FIG 201 (SHEET 2) SHOWED CABLES REVERSED ON BELLCRANK…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Air conditioning and pressurization · hose · failedMar 17, 1997
DURING CRUISE AT FL 370, PRESSURIZATION SET FOR FL 380 WITH CABIN AT APPROX 7,000 FEET. CREW HEARD A DULL NOISE, CABIN OXY MASK DEPLOYED, MASTER WARN RED LIGHTS AND CABIN ALTITUDE INCREASING. ACFT DIVERTED FOR REPAIR. FOUND FAILED BLEED SYS HOSE AND A NON-RETURN VALVE OUT OF LIMITS AT .75 INCH OPEN.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026