# N88DF: 1969 Cessna 421A, registration cancelled 2018-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 421A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a) (registry code 2076012)
- 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: 421A0084
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 23, 1969
- Certificate issued: November 19, 2009
- Last registry action: November 19, 2009
- Mode S code: AC1BCD
- Owner when cancelled: [Bales Chase](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALES%20CHASE)
- Location: [Glenpool, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Glenpool)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9471° N, 96.0063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74033, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88DF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88DF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88DF-2018-01-17

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 421A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421a.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 CEN10FA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA382), Jul 11, 2010: Cessna 421 (N88DF), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning and management in-flight, which resulted in total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use 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 20100710037579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100710037579A), Jul 10, 2010: Cessna 421A (N88DF), Tulsa, OK, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Aircraft was on approach for rvs then asked to land tul during the approach for runway 18 at tul pilot reported to the tower (we have exhausted our fuel)…

## Other aircraft with N88DF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88DF): Nicholas Beazley ONE, S/N 1, built 1930

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