# N5MJ: Cessna 421B, registration cancelled 2001-06-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 18, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 421B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (registry code 2076014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421B0925
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 27, 1998
- Last registry action: May 15, 2001
- Mode S code: A6365A
- Owner when cancelled: [Jack Rhodes Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JACK%20RHODES%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [Columbus, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Columbus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2306° N, 85.8328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47203, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5MJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5MJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5MJ-2001-06-18

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 CHI98LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA302), Aug 6, 1998: Cessna 421B (N5MJ), Columbus, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-commands failure to maintain airspeed and the subsequent stall/mush. Factors associated with the accident were the open baggage door and the inadequate aircraft preflight.

## 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 19980806019849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980806019849A), Aug 6, 1998: Cessna 421B (N5MJ), Columbus, IN, Substantial damage. (.4) Upon reaching an altitude of 400 AGL after takeoff, the left side door on the nose baggage door opened. The pilot-in- command initiated a left turn to…

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