# N5929M: 1972 Cessna 421B, registration cancelled 2016-01-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 21, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014)
- 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: 421B0312
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 30, 1972
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1997
- Last registry action: November 12, 2013
- Mode S code: A7A874
- Owner when cancelled: [Glass Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLASS%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Columbia, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Columbia)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 34.0007° N, 81.0348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, SC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5929M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5929M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5929M-2016-01-21

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 421B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b.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 EG6R2011101800769](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/EG6R2011101800769), Oct 18, 2011: TUBE. FAILED. NOSE TIRE BLEW UPON LANDING. UPON DISASSEMBLING TIRE AND WHEEL ASSY, FOUND APPROX 2 INCH HOLE IN TUBE. PROBABLE CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## 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 ERA14LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA170), Mar 20, 2014: Cessna 421 (N5929M), Charleston, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance, which resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear during landing.

## 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 20140320004709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140320004709A), Mar 20, 2014: Cessna 421B (N5929M), Charleston, SC, Substantial damage. On landing the right landing gear collapsed. It was found that the right main gear trunnion failed at the forward down lock bellcrank attach point.
- [Incident 20111018025609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111018025609I), Oct 18, 2011: Cessna 421B (N5929M), Columbia, SC, Minor damage. Upon landing the aircraft tire blew. The aircraft nose fairing and landing light sustained minor damage. No injuries.

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