# N421W: 1980 Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 2018-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2018
- 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: 421C0868
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 20, 1980
- Certificate issued: September 26, 2012
- Last registry action: September 26, 2012
- Mode S code: A5014A
- Owner when cancelled: [Tri-Wings LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRI-WINGS%20LLC)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4254° N, 119.8719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89511, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=421W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421W-2018-02-13

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 WPR13FA234](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA234), May 16, 2013: Cessna 421C (N421W), Floriston, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during descent while operating in instrument meteorological conditions.

## 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 20130516007729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130516007729A), May 16, 2013: Cessna 421C (N421W), Floriston, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N421W IFR enroute krhv to krno was descending from 17000 ft MSL to 13000 then cleard to 11000. Shortly thereafter the pilot reported that he was in a spin and…

## Other aircraft with N421W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N421W): Travel Air 16-K, S/N 16-2003, built 1931
- [Cancelled 1993-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421W-1993-11-10): Cessna 421C, S/N 421C1232. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Barney Frazier Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNEY%20FRAZIER%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

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