# N51RX: Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 2018-03-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421C0871
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 5, 2010
- Last registry action: July 8, 2014
- Mode S code: A660A3
- Owner when cancelled: [Elite Medical Air Transport LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ELITE%20MEDICAL%20AIR%20TRANSPORT%20LLC)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.7587° N, 106.4869° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Paso, TX, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51RX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51RX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51RX-2018-03-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

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

- [SDR 2013FA0000450](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013FA0000450), Jun 13, 2013: STUD. CRACKED. ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH UNDER POWER AND NR 5 CYLINDER MONITOR COOLER THAN THE REST. DURING INSPECTION, FOUND FOUR CYLINDER STUDS MISSING AND A GAP BETWEEN CYLINDER

## 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 CEN14FA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA462), Aug 28, 2014: Cessna 421C (N51RX), Las Cruces, NM, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The misfueling of the airplane with jet fuel instead of the required aviation fuel, and the resultant detonation and a total loss of engine power during initial climb. Contributing to the accident…

## 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 20140827018269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140827018269A), Aug 27, 2014: Cessna 421C (N51RX), Las Cruces, NM, Destroyed, 4 fatal. On August 27, 2014, at 1856 MDT, N51RX, a Cessna golden eagle (CE-421-C), multiengine airplane, registered to elite medical air transport, LLC, departed Las…

## Other aircraft with N51RX

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51RX): Pilatus PC-12/47E, S/N 2436, built 2025

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