# N642BD: 1974 Cessna 421B, registration cancelled 2013-04-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 421B0658
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1974
- Certificate issued: October 21, 2004
- Last registry action: February 11, 2008
- Mode S code: A86CC6
- Owner when cancelled: [Cartwright Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARTWRIGHT%20ROBERT%20F)
- Location: [Sugarloaf, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sugarloaf)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2370° N, 116.8253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92386, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642BD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=642BD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N642BD-2013-04-11

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 LAX07FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07FA035), Nov 14, 2006: Cessna 421B (N642BD), Big Bear Lake, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: Failure of the turbine wheel shaft in the left turbocharger during the takeoff initial climb for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to attain and maintain safe single engine airspeed that…

## 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 20061114025039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061114025039A), Nov 14, 2006: Cessna 421B (N642BD), Big Bear City, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) The pilot records have not been located, and pilot information cannot be completed. The aircraft impacted the ground on the bank of big Bear lake. This…

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