# N777RA: 1977 Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 2004-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016)
- 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: 421C0409
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 1977
- Certificate issued: April 8, 1992
- Last registry action: March 16, 2004
- Mode S code: AA8480
- Owners when cancelled: [Jilco Industries Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JILCO%20INDUSTRIES%20INC%20DBA), [Preferred Airparts](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PREFERRED%20AIRPARTS)
- Location: [Kidron, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Kidron)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7478° N, 81.7475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kidron, OH, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777RA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=777RA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777RA-2004-05-17

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 CHI92LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA046), Dec 5, 1991: Cessna 421 (N777RA), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING. A FACTOR CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ICY RUNWAY.

## 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 19911205056739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911205056739A), Dec 5, 1991: Cessna 421C (N777RA), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Substantial damage. Slid off runway into snowbank landing. Windshield partly obscured by ice. Runway plowed but slippery.

## Other aircraft with N777RA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N777RA): Beech 58, S/N TH-1273, built 1981

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