Twin turboprop

N421B

2019 Textron Aviation B300C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
FM-81
Class
Twin turboprop
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security (Government)
Based
Washington, DC
Registration record

N421B on the FAA register

Type
2019 Textron Aviation B300C
Serial
FM-81
Engines
2 × Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A
Registered owner
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, DC
Certificate issued
2021-07-10
Airworthiness date
2019-09-22
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · commuter
Mode S (hex)
A4FF6F
Mode S (octal)
51177557
Seats (type)
18
Weight class
12,500–19,999 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-07-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N421B to the current registrant.
  • 2019-09-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (commuter)).
  • 2014-10-06
    N421B previously assigned to a Beechcraft Bonanza 35 (s/n D-1428); cancelled.
Overview

About N421B

N421B is a 2019 Textron Aviation B300C, serial number FM-81. The FAA register lists Department of Homeland Security as the registrant in Washington, District of Columbia. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 10, 2021 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin turboprop, two Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A engines and 18 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (commuter), dated September 22, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N421B. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1975-12-19 Accident · Grand Rapids,Mn, 23 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3773
Reported aircraft: Cessna 421B — a different aircraft that carried the N421B registration before this airframe.
1965-09-01 Accident · Paso Robles Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2914
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft B35 — a different aircraft that carried the N421B registration before this airframe.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.