# N31AS: 1973 Cessna 421B, registration cancelled 2011-06-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 1, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014)
- Engine: [Continental GTSIO-520-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (registry code 17035)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421B0473
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 1973
- Certificate issued: January 24, 2007
- Last registry action: September 23, 2009
- Mode S code: A34489
- Owner when cancelled: [Ohara Flying Service II Lp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OHARA%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20II%20LP)
- Location: [Amarillo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Amarillo)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2193° N, 101.7033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79111, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31AS-2011-06-01

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 421B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b.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 CEN10MA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10MA367), Jul 4, 2010: Cessna 421B (N31AS), Alpine, TX, substantial damage, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The degraded performance of the airplane due to the pilot not properly setting the flaps and retracting the landing gear after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s fatigue.

## 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 20100704047309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100704047309A), Jul 4, 2010: Cessna 421B (N31AS), Alpine, TX, Destroyed, 5 fatal. The aircraft departed runway 23, Alpine airport, Alpine Texas for an air ambulance flight to odessa, Texas. The aircraft impacted the terrain in the landing…

## Other aircraft with N31AS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31AS): DJI PHANTOM 4 PRO+, S/N 0AXCE9R0B30018
- [Cancelled 2006-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31AS-2006-04-07): Aerospatiale AS350 B2 ECUREUIL, S/N 2689. Exported to South Korea. Owner: [M & B Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M%20%26%20B%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC), [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)

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