# N26596: 1981 Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 2012-09-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 18, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016)
- Engine: [Continental GTSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-series) (registry code 17039)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421C1208
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 1981
- Certificate issued: July 28, 1987
- Last registry action: October 5, 1991
- Mode S code: A29542
- Owner when cancelled: [O P S Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/O%20P%20S%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4639° N, 111.9878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85008, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26596
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26596
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26596-2012-09-18

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 LAX87FA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA306), Aug 16, 1987: Cessna 421C (N26596), Clifton, AZ, destroyed

## 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 19870816045579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870816045579A), Aug 16, 1987: Cessna 421C (N26596), Clifton/Morenci, AZ, Destroyed. Engine fire on climbout. Prop control seized. Crashed and burned off airport.

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