Aircraft record

N2957Q1969 Cessna 421A

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires Jan 31, 2028
Based in: Red Oak, TX; owner city / state
Engine: GTSIO-520 SER · 300 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 2018
NTSB events: None; since 1982
ADs may apply: 4; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Generals International INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Red Oak, TX
Certificate issued: Jan 30, 2018
Expires: Jan 31, 2028
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Apr 5, 1995

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Cessna
Model: 421A
Year: 1969
Serial number: 421A0057
Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 7
Engines: 2
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A30B69

Engine

Make and model: Cont Motor Gtsio-520 Ser
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 300 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2018 – nowGenerals International INCRed Oak, TX · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (4)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2016-17-08	Elevator Tab Control System	Sep 12, 2016	Airframe (421A)
2007-05-15	Teledyne Continental Motors GTSIO-520 Series Reciprocating Engines	Apr 16, 2007	Engine (GTSIO-520 SER)
2005-20-25	The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 404, 411…	Nov 9, 2005	Airframe (421A)Certain serial numbers: 401 655; 401 401-0001–401-0322; 401A 655; 401A 401A0001–401A0132; 401B 401B0001–401B0221; 402 402-0001–402-0322; …. Only with: Equipped with an avionics bus circuit breaker switch P/N CM3589-50, 593-250-101, 593-250-102, W31-X2M5A-50, or W31-X1000-50.
2000-01-16	Cessna Aircraft Company 300 and 400 Series Airplanes	Feb 15, 2000	Airframe (421A)

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

Landing gear · torque tube · brokenJun 9, 1995
PILOT REPORTED NO GREEN ON RT MLG. INSPECTED RT MLG AND FOUND TORQUE TUBE BROKEN AWAY AT PUSH/PULL ROD ATTACH POINT. PUSH/PULL TUBE SEVERED (PN 0840125-15). UPLOCK PUSH/PULL TUBE (PN 0841121-1) WAS BENT. REPLACED ALL PARTS WITH NEW. TOTAL TIME UNKNOWN. HOBBS 682.3. REPLACED DOWN ACTUATOR CRANK, PN…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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