# N4584L: 1968 Cessna 421, registration cancelled 2015-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 421](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (registry code 2076010)
- 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: 421-0184
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 26, 1968
- Certificate issued: September 19, 2008
- Last registry action: September 19, 2008
- Mode S code: A592C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Cer LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CER%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4584L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4584L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4584L-2015-05-15

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

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR 97ZZZX1827](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1827), Feb 6, 1997: GEAR. DETACHED. PILOT LOST POWER FROM THE ALTERNATOR. UPON INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, DISCOVERED THE ALTERNATOR DRIVE GEAR HAD FALLEN OFF THE ALTERNATOR, INSIDE THE ENGINE, CAU
- [SDR 97ZZZX1826](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1826), Feb 6, 1997: CRANK GEAR. SCREWS LOOSE. UPON ENGINE DISASSEMBLY FOUND ALL 6 CRANK GEAR RETAINING SCREWS 'GANG WIRED'. IN ADDITION TO NOT BEING LOCK WIRED CORRECTLY, THE CRANK GEAR SCREWS WERE ALL LOOS

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA07LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA055), Jan 30, 2007: Cessna 421 (N4584L), Pocatello, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of the bolt that attaches the elevator trim tab actuator rod to the elevator trim tab horn, resulting in violent flutter of the elevator, and eventually to the separation of the…
- [NTSB FTW79FRG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FRG25), Apr 9, 1979: Cessna 421 (N4584L), Lakeway, TX, substantial damage

## 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 20070130000909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070130000909A), Jan 30, 2007: Cessna 421 (N4584L), Pocatello, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) Ida to U01, climbing through 9400' MSL to 10500' MSL, pilot heard a bang, experienced flight control flutter and controllability issues. Pilot declared…
- [Accident 19790409019729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790409019729A), Apr 9, 1979: Cessna 421 (N4584L), Lakeway, TX, Substantial damage. Overshot runway. Ran off end of runway into rocks. Pilot reported one brake out. Found left brake worn thin.

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