Twin piston

N42BC

1975 Cessna 421B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
421B0922
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Rotary Components International Inc (Corporation)
Based
Houston, TX
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1975 Cessna 421B
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Registration record

N42BC on the FAA register

Type
1975 Cessna 421B
Serial
421B0922
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-C
Registered owner
Rotary Components International Inc
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2024-10-30
Airworthiness date
1975-05-30
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4F962
Mode S (octal)
51174542
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 N42BC.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N42BC.
  • 1975-05-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N42BC

N42BC is a 1975 Cessna 421B, serial number 421B0922. The FAA register lists Rotary Components International Inc as the registrant in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 30, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental GTSIO-520-C 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 standard category (normal), dated May 30, 1975.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42BC.

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 N42BC.

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.