N307FM1977 Cessna 421C
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Norris Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Mansfield, TX
- Certificate issued
- Dec 13, 2005
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 12, 1977
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 421C
- Year
- 1977
- Serial number
- 421C-0323
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A339DC
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Gtsi0-520-F-K
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 435 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2005 – nowNorris Aviation LLCMansfield, TX · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (421C) |
| 2005-20-25 | The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 404, 411… | Nov 9, 2005 | Airframe (421C)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 (421C) |
| 98-04-28 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models T303, 310R, T310R, 335, 340A, 402B, 402C, 404, F406, 414… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (421C) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
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.
- Electrical power · alternator · failedApr 20, 2017
NEW ALTERNATOR BEARINGS SEIZED AND SHEARED SHAFT. THIS IS ONE OF THREE WITH UNDER 300 HOURS SINCE NEW.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · pick up · pluggedJan 18, 1997
PILOT REPORTED THE RT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WAS HIGH ON THE GROUND NEAR RED LINE, BUT WOULD FALL IN PRESSURE AT ALTITUDE, THE HIGHER THE ALTITUDE, THE LOWER THE OIL PRESSURE WOULD FALL REACHING BOTTOM RED LINE AT 12,000 FEET. THE OIL PRESSURE SPRING WAS REPLACED AND THE VALVE AND SEAT WERE LAPPED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026