Twin piston

N421TE

1981 Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
421C1201
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-N
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Torgerson'S LLC (LLC)
Based
Ethridge, MT
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1981 Cessna 421C
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Registration record

N421TE on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna 421C
Serial
421C1201
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-N
Registered owner
Torgerson'S LLC
Ethridge, MT
Certificate issued
2021-09-08
Airworthiness date
2008-05-30
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A50104
Mode S (octal)
51200404
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 N421TE.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-09-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N421TE to the current registrant.
  • 2008-05-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2005-01-21
    N421TE previously assigned to a Aerospatiale/Aeritalia Atr 42-300 (s/n 102); cancelled.
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N421TE

N421TE is a 1981 Cessna 421C, serial number 421C1201. The FAA register lists Torgerson'S LLC as the registrant in Ethridge, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 8, 2021 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental GTSIO-520-N 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 May 30, 2008.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N421TE. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

2000-07-23 Incident · Champaign, IL NTSB · CHI00IA221
Reported aircraft: Aerospatiale Atr 42-300 — a different aircraft that carried the N421TE registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The failure of the aileron trim switch due to foreign material contamination.

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.