# N448: Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 1988-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421C1034
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Mode S code: A56854
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N448
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=448
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448-1988-04-25

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 421C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 FTW87FA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA174), Jul 24, 1987: Cessna 421C (N448), Crystal City, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW83LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA095), Jan 7, 1983: Cessna 421C (N448), Houston, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW81DRG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DRG65), Sep 6, 1981: Cessna 421B (N448), Crystal City, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19870724037799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870724037799A), Jul 24, 1987: Cessna 421C (N448), Crystal City, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Tried to land in a strong tailwind saw error but struck a hangar trying to go around. Pilot was trapped in wreck.
- [Accident 19830107014099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830107014099A), Jan 7, 1983: Cessna 421C (N448), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. After ILS approach to minimums, pilot allowed aircraft to make hard landing,blowing out left tire,ran off runway.
- [Accident 19810906062229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810906062229A), Sep 6, 1981: Cessna 421C (N448), Crystal City, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot in attempting to taxi through hangar allowed wing tip to hit side of hangar.

## Other aircraft with N448

- [Cancelled 2018-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448-2018-01-23): Hughes 369HS, S/N 930515S, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Apex Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/APEX%20AVIATION%20INC), [Haslet, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Haslet)

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