# N48DL: 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: August 27, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48DL

## Aircraft that carried N48DL

- [Cancelled 2012-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48DL-2012-08-27): Cessna 421C, S/N 421C0511. Owner: [Lee H Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEE%20H%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## NTSB investigations on N48DL (2)

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 ERA12LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA290), Apr 19, 2012: Cessna 421C (N48DL), substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control and the airplane’s subsequent ocean impact.
- [NTSB DEN89LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA098), Apr 3, 1989: Piper PA-28RT-201T (N48DL), Alamosa, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE TERRAIN CONDITION IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N48DL (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 20120419007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120419007169A), Apr 19, 2012: Cessna 421C (N48DL), Tampa, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed slidell, la (kasd) at 0743 EDT enroute to sarasota, FL (ksrq). It climbed to 27,000 ft at 0818 EDT and leveled there until 0843 EDT and then…
- [Accident 19890403006019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890403006019A), Apr 3, 1989: Piper PA28RT201T (N48DL), Alamosa, CO, Substantial damage. Engine power loss and vibration at FL160. Tried for als but crashed short. Crankshaft failed NR2 and 3 journals.

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