N642BD is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 421B built in 1974. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 11, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 421B cancelled April 11, 2013
- Serial number
- 421B0658
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1974
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 21, 2004
- Last FAA action
- February 11, 2008
- Last owner
- Cartwright Robert F (Individual)
Sugarloaf, CA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N642BD
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 421B · serial 421B0658
Failure of the turbine wheel shaft in the left turbocharger during the takeoff initial climb for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to attain and maintain safe single engine airspeed that led to a loss of control.
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