Twin piston

N42HM

1979 Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
421C0683
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-L
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee (Corporation)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
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1979 Cessna 421C
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Registration record

N42HM on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 421C
Serial
421C0683
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-L
Registered owner
Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2020-11-17
Airworthiness date
2020-12-04
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4FA01
Mode S (octal)
51175001
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 N42HM.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-12-04
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2020-11-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N42HM.
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N42HM

N42HM is a 1979 Cessna 421C, serial number 421C0683. The FAA register lists Sky West Aviation Inc Trustee as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 17, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental GTSIO-520-L 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 December 4, 2020.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42HM.

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 N42HM.

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.