# N642BD: 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: April 11, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=642BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642BD

## Aircraft that carried N642BD

- [Cancelled 2013-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N642BD-2013-04-11): Cessna 421B, S/N 421B0658, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cartwright Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARTWRIGHT%20ROBERT%20F), [Sugarloaf, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sugarloaf)

## NTSB investigations on N642BD (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 LAX07FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA035), Nov 14, 2006: Cessna 421B (N642BD), Big Bear Lake, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the turbine wheel shaft in the left turbocharger during the takeoff initial climb for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to attain and maintain safe single engine airspeed that…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N642BD (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 20061114025039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061114025039A), Nov 14, 2006: Cessna 421B (N642BD), Big Bear City, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) The pilot records have not been located, and pilot information cannot be completed. The aircraft impacted the ground on the bank of big Bear lake. This…

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