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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Cessna
Model
421C
Year
1978
Serial number
421C0456
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
A4FFA8
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
2024 – nowTxoperation LLCFort Scott, KS · 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 (1)
Accident · substantial damage
Mar 2, 2002 · Hailey, ID
Water contamination within the aircraft's landing gear hydraulic line(s) which froze and blocked the line(s) preventing extension of the right main gear. A factor was the below freezing environmental conditions which the aircraft was operating in prior to and during the approach and landing.
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.
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 · hydraulic system · contaminatedMar 21, 2002
EXTENDED THE MLG ON APPROACH AND ONLY THE LT LOCKED INTO PLACE. NOTIFIED TOWER OF THIS CONDITION AND MANEUVERED WHILE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. INITIATED THE APPROACH AGAIN AND EXECUTED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, ONLY LT MAIN WAS LOCKED, THE LANDING WAS INITIATED AND THE A/C TOUCHED DOWN WITH LT DOWN AND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.