# N49DD: 1976 Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 2009-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016)
- 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: 421C0076
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1976
- Certificate issued: March 14, 1994
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A60E0E
- Owner when cancelled: [Taft Taft And Haigler P A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAFT%20TAFT%20AND%20HAIGLER%20P%20A)
- Location: [Greenville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greenville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6127° N, 77.3664° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greenville, NC, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49DD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=49DD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49DD-2009-04-23

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

## 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 NYC08LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08LA204), Jun 2, 2008: Cessna 421C (N49DD), Greenville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction and premature retraction of the landing gear for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20080602838159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080602838159A), Jun 2, 2008: Cessna 421C (N49DD), Greenville, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 2, 2008, at 1551 eastern standard time, a Cessna 421C, N49DD, was substantially damaged when its landing gear retracted during takeoff from…
- [Accident 19860508016389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860508016389A), May 8, 1986: Cessna 411A (N49DD), Bossier City, LA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Black smoke from engine on takeoff. Pitched nose up became inverted struck ground. Four pistons melted. Over gross.

## Other aircraft with N49DD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49DD): Vans RV-12, S/N 120566, built 2013
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49DD-undated): Cessna 411A, S/N 4110266. Triennial form not returned

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