# N421CE: 1970 Cessna 421B, registration cancelled 2013-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 421B0008
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 22, 1970
- Last registry action: June 19, 2012
- Mode S code: A4FF8D
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9350° N, 93.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55407, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421CE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=421CE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421CE-2013-07-15

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 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 CEN12CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA104), Dec 9, 2011: Cessna 421B (N421CE), Pampa, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate aircraft control during landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 20111209027819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111209027819A), Dec 9, 2011: Cessna 421B (N421CE), Pampa, TX, Substantial damage. At approximately 3PM CST, on December 9, 2011, the pilot of N421CE executed a GPS approach to runway 17 at Perry Lefors Field Airport (kppa) in Pampa, Texas.…

## Other aircraft with N421CE

- [Cancelled 1990-03-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421CE-1990-03-26): Cessna 421C, S/N 421C0405. Triennial form not returned

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