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Multi-Engine Piston

1980 CESSNA 421C

🕒 Listed 13 days ago
$569,000
fyiEstimate $560,000–$574,000 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 58 comparable Cessna 421C listings ($459,950), then adjusts for:

  • Year +1 vs comparable listings +1.5%
  • Airframe time +368 hr vs comps -0.7%
  • Engine time -451 hr vs comps +6.3%
  • Garmin GTN 750 (34% of comps) +9.2%
  • Garmin G600 (33% of comps) +9.4%
  • Autopilot (71% of comps) +0.6%
  • ADS-B (59% of comps) +0.8%
  • Market supply: 68 for sale of 496 FAA-registered -5.0%

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

1980
6,660 hrs
N88PE ✈ Flight Tracking
● In flight now
421C0851
CONTINENTAL GTSIO520L
2
MCCAULEY
KLGB

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 421C
TypeMulti-Engine Piston
Airframe time6,660 hrs
Engine time178.1 SMOH
Prop blades3
Avionics / GPSGarmin GTN 750
Avionics / Primary flight displayGARMIN G600
Avionics / AutopilotS-TEC 3100
Garmin GPS Autopilot FIKI / known ice ADS-B

Description

1980 Cessna 421C with trailing link gear and a modern Garmin panel featuring G600 TXI touchscreen, GTN 750, S-TEC 3100 autopilot and GTX 345 ADS-B. Air conditioning, 260-gallon long-range fuel, and an 8-place leather executive interior. More information and logbooks coming soon.

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How this aircraft compares

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

Price

86th pct
$130k$825kThis aircraft · $569k

$569k · 86th percentile of 58 listings

Airframe time

62nd pct
2,68510,050This aircraft · 6,660

6,660 hours total (TTAF) · 62nd percentile of 66 listings

Engine time (Engine 1)

17th pct
14,120This aircraft · 178

178 hours since major overhaul · 17th percentile of 63 listings

Engine time (Engine 2)

32nd pct
18,328This aircraft · 401

401 hours since major overhaul · 32nd 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.

General

Year1980
ManufacturerCESSNA
Model421C
Serial Number421C0851
Registration #N88PE
ConditionUsed
FlightRulesIFR
Based atKLGB

Airframe

Total Time6,660.2

Engine 1

Engine 1 Make/ModelCONTINENTAL GTSIO520L
Engine 1 Horsepower375 HP
Engine 1 Time178.1 SMOH
Engine 1 TBO1600
Engine 1 Time Remaining To Overhaul1421.9
Engine 1 TurbochargedYes

Engine 2

Engine 2 Make/ModelCONTINENTAL GTSIO520L3BN
Engine 2 Horsepower375 HP
Engine 2 Time401.8 SMOH
Engine 2 TBO1600
Engine 2 Time Remaining To Overhaul1198.2
Engine 2 TurbochargedYes

Props

Prop 1 ManufacturerMCCAULEY
Prop 1 Time130.4 SMOH
Prop 2 ManufacturerMCCAULEY
Prop 2 Time130.4 SMOH
Number of Blades3

Additional Equipment

Oxygen SystemYes
Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI)Yes
A/CYes

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  $560,000–$574,000

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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