# N98683: 1976 Cessna 421C, registration cancelled 2017-02-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 17, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 421C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (registry code 2076016)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7CE), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 421C0209
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 26, 1976
- Certificate issued: March 31, 1989
- Last registry action: March 6, 2001
- Mode S code: ADC4FA
- Owners when cancelled: [Mcdonald John D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDONALD%20JOHN%20D), [Mcdonald Nancy L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCDONALD%20NANCY%20L)
- Location: [Portland, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Portland)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4820° N, 122.6445° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98683
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98683
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98683-2017-02-17

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 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 LAX88FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA215), May 29, 1988: Cessna 421C (N98683), Shaver Lake, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: INFLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH FORCASTED SEVERE ICING AND TURBULENCE BEYOND THE CAPABILITY OF EITHER THE AIRCRAFT OR THE PILOT , WHICH LED TO AN INFLGIHT LOSS OF CONTROL. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE…

## 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 19880528023329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880528023329A), May 28, 1988: Cessna 421C (N98683), Shaver Lake, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Lost control in area of mountain wave,severe turbulence and icing. Crashed out of control. Weather notamed for area.

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