# N888K: 1968 Cessna 421, registration cancelled 2017-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 421](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421) (registry code 2076010)
- 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: 421-0088
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 8, 1968
- Certificate issued: March 24, 2010
- Last registry action: April 4, 2011
- Mode S code: AC3C6E
- Owner when cancelled: [Halcon Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HALCON%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Laredo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Laredo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.5541° N, 99.4560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78041, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N888K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=888K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N888K-2017-10-20

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 421: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421.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 FTW85LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA218), May 10, 1985: Cessna 421 (N888K), Mckinney, TX, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19890521030609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521030609I), May 21, 1989: Cessna 421 (N888K), Paris, TX. Manifold pressure dropped on left engine. Precautionary landing. Turbocharger induction duct had blown off.
- [Accident 19850510016649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850510016649A), May 10, 1985: Cessna 421 (N888K), Mckinney, TX, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed while taxiing back on the runway after landing. Claimed soft asphalt on runway caused collapse.

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