# N741CA: Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 1996-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421C0899
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1993
- Last registry action: June 19, 1996
- Mode S code: A9F674
- Owner when cancelled: [Critical Air Medicine Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRITICAL%20AIR%20MEDICINE%20INC)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8096° N, 117.1342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92123, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N741CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=741CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N741CA-1996-08-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 421C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c.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 FTW94FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA082), Feb 10, 1994: Cessna 421C (N741CA), San Antonio, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER SERVICING OF THE AIRPLANE WITH JET FUEL, WHICH RESULTED IN PREIGNITION AND/OR DETONATION AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF PISTONS IN BOTH ENGINES. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE LACK OF…

## 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 19940210001949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940210001949A), Feb 10, 1994: Cessna 421C (N741CA), San Antonio, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Reported problem. Trailed black smoke and wobblly trying to return. Crashed short. Jet a in tanks. Fuel nozzle fit.

## Other aircraft with N741CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N741CA): Aero Commander 500 S, S/N 3191, built 1974

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