# N888K: 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 20, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888K

## Aircraft that carried N888K

- [Cancelled 2017-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888K-2017-10-20): Cessna 421, S/N 421-0088, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Halcon Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALCON%20AIR%20INC), [Laredo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Laredo)

## NTSB investigations on N888K (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 FTW85LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA218), May 10, 1985: Cessna 421 (N888K), Mckinney, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N888K (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.

- [Incident 19890521030609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521030609I), May 21, 1989: Cessna 421 (N888K), Paris, TX. Manifold pressure dropped on left engine. Precautionary landing. Turbocharger induction duct had blown off.
- [Accident 19850510016649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850510016649A), May 10, 1985: Cessna 421 (N888K), Mckinney, TX, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed while taxiing back on the runway after landing. Claimed soft asphalt on runway caused collapse.

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