# N3851C: Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 1992-01-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 13, 1992
- 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: 421C0119
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 28, 1990
- Last registry action: October 1, 1990
- Mode S code: A4705B
- Owners when cancelled: [Condon John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONDON%20JOHN), [Mehl George](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEHL%20GEORGE)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3131° N, 110.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85718, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3851C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3851C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3851C-1992-01-13

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 DEN91FA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN91FA056), Mar 29, 1991: Cessna 421C (N3851C), Cortez, CO, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER IFR PROCEDURES. FACTORS WERE: THE EXISTING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT BRIEFING.

## 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 19910329007879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910329007879A), Mar 29, 1991: Cessna 421C (N3851C), Cortez, CO, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Off course VOR inbound,hit rising mesa terrain. No wx briefing. Below minimum,low time in type and low IFR experience

## Other aircraft with N3851C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3851C): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 1637, built 2005

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