Twin piston

N31KC

1973 Cessna 421B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1973
Serial
421B0344
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Washington State Community College (Government)
Based
Spokane, WA
1973 Cessna 421B
Representative photo of a Cessna 421B. Not a photo of N31KC.
Registration record

N31KC on the FAA register

Type
1973 Cessna 421B
Serial
421B0344
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Washington State Community College
Spokane, WA
Certificate issued
2004-12-22
Airworthiness date
1994-10-24
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A3455C
Mode S (octal)
50642534
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
845 nm
Cruise (type)
235 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$219,000 to $389,000
Middle half of 15 live Cessna 421B listings, 1971–1975 models (median $339,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N31KC.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-12-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N31KC.
  • 1994-10-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (research & development)).
  • 1973
    Manufactured (1973).
Overview

About N31KC

N31KC is a 1973 Cessna 421B, serial number 421B0344. The FAA register lists Washington State Community College as the registrant in Spokane, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 22, 2004 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 235 knots and a range of about 845 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development), dated October 24, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N31KC.

Cruise
235 kt
Range
845 nm
Power / thrust (each)
375
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,387 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,178 ft
Fuel burn
47 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 421B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 421B 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 N31KC.

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.