N678DB1975 Cessna 421B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply5 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Golden Eagle Flight LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Farmington, UT
- Certificate issued
- Nov 26, 1996
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2029
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Mar 3, 1975
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
- 421B
- Year
- 1975
- Serial number
- 421B0876
- 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
- A8F9BD
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Gtsio-520-C
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 340 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1996 – nowGolden Eagle Flight LLCFarmington, UT · 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 (7)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-16 | Reciprocating Engine Power Section | Mar 15, 2023 | Engine (GTSIO-520-C) |
| 2020-16-11 | Reciprocating Cylinder Section | Sep 21, 2020 | Engine (GTSIO-520-C)Only with: Engines originally manufactured, rebuilt, or modified with a cross-flow cylinder assembly replacement on or after November 1, 2014, with cross-flow cylinder assembly P/N 658538, 658540, 658542, 658591, 658595, 658613, 658624, 658539, 658541, 658590, 658594, 658603, 658623, or 658630 installed. |
| 2016-17-08 | Elevator Tab Control System | Sep 12, 2016 | Airframe (421B) |
| 2007-05-15 | Teledyne Continental Motors GTSIO-520 Series Reciprocating Engines | Apr 16, 2007 | Engine (GTSIO-520-C) |
| 2005-20-25 | The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 404, 411… | Nov 9, 2005 | Airframe (421B)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. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-16 | Cessna Aircraft Company 300 and 400 Series Airplanes | Feb 15, 2000 | Airframe (421B) |
| 98-04-28 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models T303, 310R, T310R, 335, 340A, 402B, 402C, 404, F406, 414… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (421B) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (5)
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.
- Ignition · magneto · defectiveJul 14, 2022
LOSS OF 5 INCHES OF MP AT FL 240 AND INFLIGHT INVESTIGATION SHOWED A ROUGH RUNNING RH MAGNETO. DISCOVERY OF A DEFECTIVE SPARK PLUG LEAD (SEE OTHER SDR) ON A 25 HR TTSN CHAMPION SPARK PLUG HARNESS LED WITH 25 HRS TTSN SPARK CHAMPION RHB32E SPARK PLUGS LED US TO INVESTIGATION OF THE ASSOCIATED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Turbochargers · clamp · crackedAug 24, 2012
TURBOCHARGER TURBINE TO TAILPIPE V BAND CLAMP, FOUND TO HAVE A 3" LONG CRACK ALONG THE OUTER PERIMETER OF THE V BAND. CRACK SEPARATION WAS LESS THAN .0625" AT THE WIDEST POINT. THIS IS NOT A MULTI-SEGMENT V BAND. NO EXHAUST LEAK EVIDENT. DISCOVERED DURING COMPLIANCE WITH AD 2000-01-16 PARAGRAPH…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · circuit breaker · corrodedJan 4, 2006
AVIONICS MASTER CIRCUIT BREAKER SWITCH FOUND INTERMITTENT DURING COMPLIANCE WITH AD 2005-20-05, MEB05-1. PN 593-240-101 NOT FOUND IN MFG PARTS MANUAL BUT THIS WAS CLEARLY THE ORIGINAL FACTORY INSTALLED CB. PROBLEM NR1, INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF CB HAD SEVERE CORROSION AND WAS CONTAMINATED WITH DUST…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Flight controls · bracket · misinstalledDec 21, 2004
COMPLIED WITH MFG MEB 00-4 RUDDER BEARING INSPECTION/REPLACEMENT. FOUND RUDDER LOWER HINGE BEARING BRACKET INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN FROM FACTORY. REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE DESCRIBED IN MEB FOUND ERRONEOUS AND INADEQUATE TO COMPLETE SATISFACTORY REPLACEMENT OF BRACKET. MS 2047AD4-11 AND AD 5-11 RIVETS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Starting · adapter · failedSep 9, 1999
JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, PILOT NOTICED OIL COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT ENGINE COWL AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. OIL WAS FOUND COMING FROM THE STARTER DRIVE ADAPTER DAMPER. ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND SENT TO OVERHAUL FACILITY. ON TEAR-DOWN THE ADAPTER BEARING WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. THIS IS AN INTERNAL ENGINE…
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