- Registered owner
- Fitch John A
- Location
- Cary, IL
- Owner type
- Individual
- Serial number
- 421C0490
- Year built
- 1978
- Type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- April 7, 1978
- Certificate issued
- March 26, 2013
- Expires
- March 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- AB8D63
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 33
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1972 | 2 |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 |
| 1977 | 1 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1980 | 3 |
| 1984 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 |
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
See all 36 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 10
Advisory, not mandatory.
Airframe · Cessna 421C
SAIB CE-13-27R1Flight Controls Frayed Flap Extend CablesSAIB AIR-21-20TE FLAP CONTROL SYSTEM, Flight Controls –Flap Cable TensionSAIB CE-14-11R1Landing Gear; Nose Landing Gear TrunnionsSAIB CE-14-19Landing Gear; Main Landing Gear (MLG) Torque LinkSAIB CE-13-22Electrical Power System Circuit Breaker SwitchSAIB CE-11-29R1Flight Control SystemSAIB CE-10-01Fuel: Fuel Tank Selector Valve SystemsSAIB CE-03-17SAIB ACE-99-06SAIB ACE-99-05Historical bulletins · 2
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N8430NMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Cessna 421C aircraft
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 20150228002599ILanding: Rollout · Madison, WIFebruary 28, 2015 at 1135 a 1978 Cessna 421C N8430 experienced a nose landing gear collapse while landing on runway 21 at Madison Dane county airport (msn) in Madison Wisconsin. The weather was clear with dry conditions. An emergency was declared as a…Incident 19790122003249IFinal Approach · Wauseon, OHPilot struck a snow bank on threshold of runway, 12 to 28 inches high.
Service difficulty reports · 1
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
STCs that may be installed · 258
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Cessna 421C
STC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).STC SA01800SEFabrication and installation of new or replacement of existing instrument panel lights dimmer control.STC SA01861SEFabrication and installation of Landing Light Controller