# N8043Q: 1970 Cessna 421B, registration cancelled 2011-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- 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: 421B0043
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1970
- Last registry action: July 25, 1987
- Mode S code: AAF389
- Owner when cancelled: [Black Wing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACK%20WING%20INC)
- Location: [Deland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Deland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.0572° N, 81.2256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32724, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8043Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8043Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8043Q-2011-03-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 MIA88FA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88FA005), Oct 7, 1987: Cessna 421B (N8043Q), Deland, FL, destroyed, 5 fatal

## 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 19871007061029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871007061029A), Oct 7, 1987: Cessna 421B (N8043Q), Deland, FL, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Low airspeed on climbout. Steep bank then spin. Hit empty house. Over gross and behind CG. Possible heart attack.

## Other aircraft with N8043Q

- [Cancelled 2020-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8043Q-2020-01-14): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881172, built 2019. Exported to China. Owner: [Globe Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LLC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)

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