# N48DL: Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 2012-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421C0511
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 13, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 10, 1996
- Last registry action: October 14, 2011
- Mode S code: A5E696
- Owner when cancelled: [Lee H Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEE%20H%20AVIATION%20INC)
- 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/N48DL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48DL-2012-08-27

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 ERA12LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA290), Apr 19, 2012: Cessna 421C (N48DL), substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control and the airplane’s subsequent ocean impact.

## 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 20120419007169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120419007169A), Apr 19, 2012: Cessna 421C (N48DL), Tampa, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed slidell, la (kasd) at 0743 EDT enroute to sarasota, FL (ksrq). It climbed to 27,000 ft at 0818 EDT and leveled there until 0843 EDT and then…

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