N4068LCessna 421
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled May 10, 2013.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Richard L Richards P A Trustee
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Coral Gables, FL
- Certificate issued
- May 16, 2012
- Canceled
- May 10, 2013
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
- 421
- Serial number
- 4210068
- 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
- A4C666
Engine
- Type
- Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2012 – 2013Richard L Richards P A TrusteeCoral Gables, FL
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 (421) |
| 2014-03-03 | Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes | Apr 7, 2014 | Airframe (421)Serial numbers per Cessna Aircraft Company Service Bulletin MEB97-4, dated March 24, 1997 |
| 2005-20-25 | The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 404, 411… | Nov 9, 2005 | Airframe (421)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 (421) |
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.
- Reciprocating engine · rocker · brokenOct 22, 2004
ANNUAL PRE-INSPECTION RUN-UP RAN GOOD. POST INSPECTION RUN-UP RAN ROUGH. SUSPECTED A STICKING VALVE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN EXHAUST ROCKER ARM AND STUCK VALVE FOR NR 3 CYLINDER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. ALSO, NOTED IS AN APPARENT INCLUSION IN THE BROKEN ROCKER ARM.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · exhaust rocker · brokenOct 22, 2004
ANNUAL PRE-INSPECTION RUN-UP RAN GOOD. POST INSPECTION RUN-UP RAN ROUGH. SUSPECTED A STICKING VALVE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN EXHAUST ROCKER ARM AND STUCK VALVE FOR NR 3 CYLINDER ON THE LEFT ENGINE. ALSO, NOTED IS AN APPARENT INCLUSION IN THE BROKEN ROCKER ARM.
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