# N2656N: Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 1993-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421C0714
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 15, 1992
- Last registry action: December 15, 1992
- Mode S code: A294C7
- Owner when cancelled: [Critical Air Medicine Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRITICAL%20AIR%20MEDICINE%20INC)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8096° N, 117.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2656N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2656N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2656N-1993-10-07

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 421C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX93FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA149), Mar 12, 1993: Cessna 421C (N2656N), Eagle Mountain, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT ELEVATOR FOR UNDETERMINED REASON(S), WHICH RESULTED IN FLUTTER AND FAILURE OF THE EMPENNAGE, AND SUBSEQUENT UNCONTROLLED COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN.

## 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.

- [Accident 19930311004999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930311004999A), Mar 11, 1993: Cessna 421C (N2656N), Eagle Mountain, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Elevator hinge failed. Ensuing flutter destroyed and separated empannege. Impacted hills. Possible auto pilot defect

## Other aircraft with N2656N

- [Cancelled 1953-01-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2656N-1953-01-27): Cessna 140, S/N 12914. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Reverman Henry J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REVERMAN%20HENRY%20J), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)

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