# N2972Q: 1969 Cessna 421A, registration cancelled 1980-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 1980
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 421A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (registry code 2076012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421A0072
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: November 19, 1979
- Mode S code: A31228
- Owner when cancelled: [Mercury Aviation Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERCURY%20AVIATION%20CO)
- Location: [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5532° N, 81.4743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44143, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2972Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2972Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2972Q-1980-03-25

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 421A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a.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 19781029027689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781029027689I), Oct 29, 1978: Cessna 421A (N2972Q), White Plains, NY, Minor damage. Left main collapsed after touchdown due to failure of a down lock bell crank pivot bolt.

## Other aircraft with N2972Q

- [Cancelled 2012-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2972Q-2012-08-23): Cameron Balloons US V-77, S/N 5074, built 1984. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

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