# N541N: Cessna 421, registration cancelled 2000-03-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 31, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 421](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (registry code 2076010)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421-0161
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: October 12, 1988
- Last registry action: September 17, 1997
- Mode S code: A6DCCF
- Owner when cancelled: [Fortier George M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORTIER%20GEORGE%20M)
- Location: [Gallatin Gateway, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Gallatin%20Gateway)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.2871° N, 111.3887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59716, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N541N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=541N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N541N-2000-03-31

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

## 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 CHI98FA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA187), Jun 1, 1998: Cessna 421 (N541N), Little Falls, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued operation with a known deficiency in equipment.

## 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 19980601026769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980601026769A), Jun 1, 1998: Cessna 421 (N541N), Little Falls, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Witnesses reported that the aircraft was not gaining altitude shortly after take-off. The wings were dipping up then down. The pilot was then seen trying to…

## Other aircraft with N541N

- [Cancelled 1955-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N541N-1955-06-06): Curtiss Wright ROBIN C-1, S/N 751. Owner: [William S Wood](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAM%20S%20WOOD), [Palm City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20City)

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