Twin piston

N21WU

1979 Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
421C0650
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Dallas Aero & Sales LLC (LLC)
Based
Poplar, MT
1979 Cessna 421C
Representative photo of a Cessna 421C. Not a photo of N21WU.
Registration record

N21WU on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 421C
Serial
421C0650
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Dallas Aero & Sales LLC
Poplar, MT
Certificate issued
2012-06-15
Airworthiness date
1979-04-10
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1B930
Mode S (octal)
50334460
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,197 nm
Cruise (type)
241 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$300,000 to $549,000
Middle half of 43 live Cessna 421C listings, 1976–1984 models (median $439,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N21WU.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-06-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N21WU.
  • 1979-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N21WU

N21WU is a 1979 Cessna 421C, serial number 421C0650. The FAA register lists Dallas Aero & Sales LLC as the registrant in Poplar, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 15, 2012 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-520 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 241 knots and a range of about 1,197 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 10, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N21WU.

Cruise
241 kt
Range
1,197 nm
Power / thrust (each)
375
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,323 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,293 ft
Fuel burn
47 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 421C type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 421C specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N21WU.

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.