# N5959M: 1971 Cessna 421B, registration cancelled 2013-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014)
- Engine: [Continental GTSI0-520-F-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (registry code 17031)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421B0202
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 11, 1972
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A7B399
- Owner when cancelled: [Whittenburg Edward L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITTENBURG%20EDWARD%20L)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.8766° N, 95.5323° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77040, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5959M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5959M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5959M-2013-03-26

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 421B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b.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 FTW73AF026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73AF026), Oct 29, 1972: Cessna 421 (N5959M), Fort Hancock, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

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