# N85SC: 1976 Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 2008-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421C0026
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 14, 1983
- Certificate issued: July 10, 2003
- Last registry action: July 18, 2006
- Mode S code: ABA692
- Owner when cancelled: [Mick Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICK%20AIR%20LLC)
- Location: [Portland, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Portland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4190° N, 84.9628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47371, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85SC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=85SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85SC-2008-04-16

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 421C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR MLJ2006F00001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/MLJ2006F00001), Nov 11, 2006: SKIN. DEBONDED. RT AILERON WAS REMOVED FROM AIRCRAFT DUE TO DEBONDING. SKIN OF AILERON WAS DEBONDED IN SEVERAL PLACES ALONG THE RIBS AND SPAR. SUSPECTED CAUSE IS AGE. (K)
- [SDR 97ZZZX3495](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX3495), Jul 3, 1997: VALVE SPRING. FAILED. THE PILOT NOTICED A VIBRATION AT CRUISE POWER AFTER AN HOUR OF FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING, INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT ENGINE WOULD INCREASE IN VIBRATION WITH A

## 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 CHI07CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA152), May 22, 2007: Cessna 421C (N85SC), Kokomo, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not obtaining proper alignment with the runway during the emergency landing after takeoff, which imparted an excessive side load on the landing gear. Factors contributing to the accident…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20070522011769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070522011769A), May 22, 2007: Cessna 421C (N85SC), Kokomo, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) May 22, 2007 at approximately 07:05 am, N85SK a Cessna 421-C departed runway 23 t the Kokomo Municipal Airport with four passengers and a crew of one…
- [Incident 19930412052079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930412052079I), Apr 12, 1993: Cessna 421C (N85SC), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Manifold pressure drop on takeoff. Aborted. Departed end of runway. Found turbocharger wastegate had failed.

## Other aircraft with N85SC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N85SC): Textron 525, S/N 525-0898, built 2015

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