# N40JK: 1977 Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 2013-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016)
- Engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421C0441
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1988
- Last registry action: December 14, 2006
- Mode S code: A4AB1A
- Owner when cancelled: [Williamson J Meade](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMSON%20J%20MEADE)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7452° N, 75.5937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19805, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40JK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40JK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40JK-2013-06-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ATL92FA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA039), Jan 13, 1992: Cessna 421C (N40JK), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION, AND HIS CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. FACTORS WERE: THE IMPROPER WEATHER BRIEFING BY A FLIGHT SERVICE STATION SPECIALIST, AND…

## 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 19920113000469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920113000469A), Jan 13, 1992: Cessna 421C (N40JK), Brunswick, GA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Continued into area of known thunderstorms. Lost control and broke up in flight. Sigmets in effect for thunderstrom

## Other aircraft with N40JK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40JK): Joseph R Bryant VANS RV-3, S/N 11480, built 2022

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