# N421RX: Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 2023-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 2023
- 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: 421C0264
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 2, 1979
- Certificate issued: December 4, 2019
- Last registry action: December 4, 2019
- Mode S code: A500E3
- Owner when cancelled: [Dodson International Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODSON%20INTERNATIONAL%20PARTS%20INC)
- Location: [Rantoul, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Rantoul)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5420° N, 95.1245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66079, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421RX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=421RX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421RX-2023-04-01

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## Service difficulty reports (7)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR FAA20140131000002](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/FAA20140131000002), Jan 9, 2014: CYLINDER. CRACKED. DURING SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NOTICED LIGHT COATING OF OIL TOP FWD CASE. CLEANED AND COMPLIED WITH CSB97-9 DYE CHECK. VERIFIED CRACK FWD TOP OF NR 5 CYLINDER. NO
- [SDR F472012F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F472012F00000), Nov 25, 2012: ENGINE. MAKING METAL. RT ENGINE LOSS OF POWER ON CLIMBOUT. ENGINE FEATHER. METAL IN OIL FILTER AND OIL PLUG. DAMPNER DOESN`T TRACK TRUE.
- [SDR 2012FA0000321](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000321), Mar 5, 2012: CRANKCASE. CRACKED. ON COMLETION OF A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A CRACKED ENGINE CASE STARTING AT NR 5 CYLINDER AND REARWARD 2.5"
- [SDR F47A2012F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F47A2012F00000), Dec 23, 2011: CRANKCASE. CRACKED. UPON INSPECTION OF RT ENGINE, VERIFIED CRACKED RT SIDE CASE, FROM NR 5 TOP CYLINDER, AREA THRU DATA PLATE IE RAM STC SE8338SW-D-SMOX 165.2 HRS.
- [SDR F472011F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/F472011F00000), Mar 28, 2011: CASE. CRACKED. 10 MILES FROM LANDING, PILOT REPORTED RT ENG ROUGH AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING WITH MAG, FUEL AND PUMPS. NOTICED OIL FROM ACCESS DOOR. ENGINE WAS FEATHERED AND SECURE
- [SDR 99ZZZX2957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX2957), Jul 7, 1999: ELT. INOPERATABLE. UNIT WILL NOT TRANSMIT. INSTALLED 5-7-98 AS A REPLACEMENT FOR ANOTHER AK-450 WITH SAME PROBLEM.
- [SDR 98ZZZX2178](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX2178), Mar 16, 1998: ELT. FAILED. ELT UNIT 1-1/2 YEARS OLD. GOT TEST LIGHT, BUT NO OUTPUT SIGNAL.

## 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 ERA18LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA033), Nov 22, 2017: Cessna 421 (N421RX), Presque Isle, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The in-flight leakage of fuel from the fuel injection system's mixture shaft onto the hot turbocharger, which resulted in an in-flight fire, and the pilot's inability to see the runway due to reduced…

## 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.

- [Accident 20171122019679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171122019679A), Nov 22, 2017: Cessna 421C (N421RX), Presque Isle, ME, Substantial damage. The following summary of events is taken from a written statement provided by the PIC: aircraft performed normally during takeoff roll. Once airborne, the…
- [Incident 20110328003829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110328003829I), Mar 28, 2011: Cessna 421C (N421RX), Bangor, ME, No damage. This office notified by new england area operations center that: "N421RX, C421, inbound to Bangor Maine shutdown #2 engine for an unspecified reason. Aircraft…

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