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Multi-Engine Piston

CESSNA 421C

🕒 Listed 2 months ago
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fyiEstimate $354,500–$363,500 ⓘ How this estimate is built

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

  • Airframe time -3,522 hr vs comps +7.0%
  • Engine time +674 hr vs comps -9.4%
  • No Modern GPS navigator (75% of comps have one) -10.4%
  • No Autopilot (69% of comps have one) -2.1%
  • ADS-B (61% of comps) +1.0%
  • 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.

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2,685 hrs
N2658Z ✈ Flight Tracking
Sep 24, 2026 (25 days ago)
421C0827
CONTINENTAL GTSIO520L
2
MCCAULEY
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📍 Farley, Iowa
Virtue Genetics LLC
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)

Overview

Make / ModelCessna 421C
TypeMulti-Engine Piston
Airframe time2,685 hrs
Engine time1,680 SMOH
ADS-BYes
AirworthyYes
FIKI / known ice ADS-B

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 650Xi

No IFR GPS navigator is listed — a GTN 650Xi is the standard entry point for WAAS/LPV capability.

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

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How this aircraft compares

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

Price

$130k$825k

median $440k of 64 comparable asking prices

Airframe time

3rd pct
2,56010,050This aircraft · 2,685

2,685 hours total (TTAF) · 3rd percentile of 67 listings

Engine time (Engine 1)

98th pct
14,120This aircraft · 1,680

1,680 hours since major overhaul · 98th percentile of 65 listings

Engine time (Engine 2)

86th pct
18,328This aircraft · 1,149

1,149 hours since major overhaul · 86th 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

ManufacturerCESSNA
Model421C
Serial Number421C0827
ConditionUsed
Registration #N2658Z

Airframe

Total Time2,685
Max Takeoff Weight7,450 lb
Auxiliary Fuel TankYes

Engine 1

Engine 1 Make/ModelCONTINENTAL GTSIO520L
Engine 1 Time1,680 SMOH
Engine 1 TBO1600
Engine 1 TurbochargedYes

Engine 2

Engine 2 Make/ModelCONTINENTAL GTSIO520L
Engine 2 Time1,149 SMOH
Engine 2 TBO1600
Engine 2 TurbochargedYes

Props

Prop 1 ManufacturerMCCAULEY

Avionics

ADS-B EquippedYes
WAASYes
Yaw DamperYes
Terrain Warning SystemYes
Engine MonitorYes

Additional Equipment

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

Modifications/Conversions

Vortex GeneratorsYes

Interior

Year Interior1998
ConfigurationPassenger

Exterior

Year Painted1998

Inspection Status

AirworthyYes

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  $354,500–$363,500

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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