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N48DL

N48DL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 421C. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 27, 2012. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N48DL is reserved by a private party since November 25, 2024. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on September 25, 2026.

Cessna 421C cancelled August 27, 2012

Serial number
421C0511
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 10, 1996
Last FAA action
October 14, 2011
Last owner
Lee H Aviation INC (Corporation)
Wilmington, DE
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N48DL

ERA12LA290Accident on April 19, 2012: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 421C · serial 421C0511

Pilot incapacitation, which resulted in the pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control and the airplane’s subsequent ocean impact.

DEN89LA098Accident on April 3, 1989 at Alamosa, CO: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28RT-201T · serial 28R-8231025

FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CRANKSHAFT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE TERRAIN CONDITION IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site