# N421WL: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 31, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=421WL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421WL

## Aircraft that carried N421WL

- [Cancelled 2020-10-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421WL-2020-10-31): Cessna 421B, S/N 421B0328, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Galetti Ralph R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALETTI%20RALPH%20R), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)

## NTSB investigations on N421WL (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 GAA19CA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA335), Jun 9, 2019: Cessna 421 (N421WL), Moriarty, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N421WL (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 20190609017389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190609017389A), Jun 9, 2019: Cessna 421B (N421WL), Moriarity, NM, Substantial damage. On June 9, 2019, at 1210 MDT, a Cessna 421B registered to [privacy data omitted] sustained a hard landing at Moriarity municipal airport, Moriarity, new…
- [Incident 20060518008529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060518008529I), May 18, 2006: Cessna 421B (N421WL), San Martin, CA, Minor damage. (-23) The center torque linkage connecting bolt assy was not installed properly by maintenance personnel which resulted in the aircraft left main landing gear…

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