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Multi-Engine Piston

1977 CESSNA 421C

Long Beach, CA · USA
🕒 Listed 2 months ago
$297,000
fyiEstimate $394,000–$404,000 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 64 comparable Cessna 421C listings ($440,000), then adjusts for:

  • Year -2 vs comparable listings -3.0%
  • Airframe time -1,402 hr vs comps +2.8%
  • Engine time +284 hr vs comps -4.0%
  • Modern GPS navigator (75% of comps) +3.5%
  • No Autopilot (69% of comps have one) -2.1%
  • No ADS-B (61% of comps have one) -1.6%
  • Market supply: 68 for sale of 497 FAA-registered -5.0%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1977
4,805 hrs
N878DM ✈ Flight Tracking
Sep 02, 2026 (48 days ago)
421C-0413
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★ 4.8 (17 Google reviews)
Fly North 421 LLC
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 Helena, MT

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 421C
TypeMulti-Engine Piston
Airframe time4,805 hrs
Engine time1424 SFRM
Avionics / GPSGarmin GNS 530, GNS 430
Avionics / TransponderGarmin GTX 330ES
Avionics / GPS / navGNS 530W, GNS 430W
Garmin GPS FIKI / known ice

Description

Detailed Description Turnkey 421C with a new paint job and professionally flown. MTOW: 7450 Basic Empty Weight: 5350 Fuel Capacity: 234 Gallons Aux Fuel Tank Installed Factory LH Nacelle Fuel Tank with 28 gallons

Modifications

Engine 1 & 2: CONTINENTAL GTSIO520L 350 HP 1600 TBO Engine 1 Serial Number: 245908-R Engine 2 Serial Number: 292188-R Prop 1 & 2: MCCAULEY 3FF32C501 (3 Blades) Prop Sync

Avionics

Garmin GNS 530W Garmin GNS 430W Garmin GTX 345R Transponder Garmin GTX 330ES Transponder Cessna 800B Navomatic Auto-Pilot Yaw Damper Terrain Weather Shading Fuel Flow JPI EDM 760 Pressurized Oxygen System Installed FIKI Equipped A/C

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 750Xi

A GNS 530 is a drop-in upgrade to the GTN 750Xi — bigger touchscreen, WAAS/LPV, and modern nav/comm/MFD.

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Garmin GFC 500 autopilot

No autopilot is listed — a GFC 500 (or S-TEC 3100 / Trio Pro Pilot where the GFC isn't STC'd) adds a modern digital autopilot with envelope protection, subject to model approval.

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Garmin GTX 345 (ADS-B In/Out)

No ADS-B is listed — a GTX 345 delivers required ADS-B Out plus In (traffic & weather) in one transponder.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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How this aircraft compares

Where this Cessna 421C lands versus other Cessna 421C listings on fyiAero.

Price

17th pct
$130k$825kThis aircraft · $297k

$297k · 17th percentile of 64 listings

Airframe time

22nd pct
2,56010,050This aircraft · 4,805

4,805 hours total (TTAF) · 22nd percentile of 67 listings

Engine time (Engine 1)

92nd pct
14,120This aircraft · 1,424

1,424 hours since factory reman · 92nd percentile of 65 listings

Engine time (Engine 2)

51st pct
18,328This aircraft · 625

625 hours since major overhaul · 51st percentile of 65 listings

Percentile = share of comparable listings at or below this value. Lower airframe/engine hours are generally fresher; price reflects the asking price only.

Operating costs & specifications — Cessna 421

Typical model-level figures for the Cessna 421 (not this specific airframe).

$59,467annual budget · 72 hrs/yr
$475variable cost / hour
$2.14cost per nm
47.0gph fuel burn
$274,332avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $394,000–$404,000

Performance & dimensions

Range826 nm
Cruise speed222 kts · 255 mph
Takeoff / landing2012.0 / 1045.0

About this plane

Twin engine piston aircraft with retractable landing gear. The 421 seats up to 6 passengers plus 1 pilot.

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Last flight

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