# N5428J: 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 5, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5428J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5428J

## Aircraft that carried N5428J

- [Cancelled 1980-08-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5428J-1980-08-05): Cessna 421B, S/N 421B0887. Owner: [Sterling Stores Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STERLING%20STORES%20COMPANY%20INC), [Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Little%20Rock)

## NTSB investigations on N5428J (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 FTW80FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA024), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 421B (N5428J), Locust Grove, AR, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5428J (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 19791221041909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791221041909A), Dec 21, 1979: Cessna 421B (N5428J), Locust Grove, AR, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft hit trees after reporting outbound on adf approach. Pilot had been advised NDB beacon out of service.

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