# N23RC: 1967 Cessna 421, registration cancelled 2009-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Cessna 421](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (registry code 2076010)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421-0042
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 26, 1967
- Certificate issued: September 18, 1981
- Last registry action: January 30, 1987
- Mode S code: A207A1
- Owner when cancelled: [Murphy John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20JOHN%20J)
- Location: [Pontiac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pontiac)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23RC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23RC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23RC-2009-07-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 421: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421.md

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Incident 19791008051819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008051819I), Oct 8, 1979: Cessna 421 (N23RC), Pontiac, MI, Destroyed. Pilot overprimed engine to start. It backfired and caught fire. Pilot evacuated, boost and master on.

## Other aircraft with N23RC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23RC): Rotory Club SNOBIRD ADVENTURER 6, S/N 132, built 2020

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