# N3AJ: Cessna 421B, registration cancelled 2020-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421B0230
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1972
- Certificate issued: October 5, 2016
- Last registry action: October 5, 2016
- Mode S code: A31AA9
- Owner when cancelled: [Dove Island LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOVE%20ISLAND%20LLC)
- Location: [Billings, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Billings)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 45.7748° N, 108.5813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59102, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3AJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3AJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3AJ-2020-01-31

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20020927027079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020927027079I), Sep 27, 2002: Cessna 421B (N3AJ), Mesa, AZ. (-23) N3AJ, Cessna 421B, pilot reported smoke in the cockpit shortly after takeoff from Falcon Field Airport, Mesa, AZ. The pilot returned the aircraft to the…
- [Incident 19920525025199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920525025199I), May 25, 1992: Cessna 421B (N3AJ), Wayne, NE, Minor damage. Right main landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Side loading induced failure of gear retract bellcrank mount.

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