N485DS1978 Cessna 421C
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Encinal Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Springfield, MO
- Certificate issued
- Apr 25, 2024
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 23, 2000
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
- 1978
- Serial number
- 421C0459
- 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
- A5FB88
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- 2024 – nowEncinal Aviation LLCSpringfield, MO · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (5)
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) |
| 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 (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 (3)
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.
- Doors · hinge · corrodedJul 26, 2006
TO FIND USED SERVICEABLE HINGES AND HINGE SUPPORT FITTINGS FROM AC SALVAGE COMPANIES, EVERY HINGE THAT WAS RECEIVED, SAME TYPE OF CORROSION, BEARING AND BUSHINGS WERE RUSTED TO HINGE BOLT. BUSHINGS AND BEARING ARE PRESS FIT INTO HINGE SO AS TO ALLOW HINGE ASSY TO ROTATE ON BOLT. WHEN BOLT FREEZES…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · bolt · corrodedJul 26, 2006
DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION, EXCESSIVE PLAY WAS NOTED AT AFT HINGE POINT OF UPPER MAIN CABIN DOOR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT HINGE BOLT WAS BROKEN, HEAD OF BOLT COULD BE TURNED, BUT END WITH NUT WOULD NOT FOLLOW. TRIED TO REMOVE BOLT BUT WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE EITHER PIECE.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Exhaust · exhaust riser · damagedDec 23, 2003
WHILE IN IFR FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE INSTRUMENTATION READINGS. HOWEVER MP STABILIZED AT LOWER THAN NORMAL READINGS. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING AT CLOSEST AIRPORT, WHICH MET IFR MINIMUMS. TECH PRESSURE CHECKED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND FOUND A 2.5…
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