Twin piston

N440DL

1983 Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
421C1401
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
421 Partners LLC (LLC)
Based
Crown Point, IN
1983 Cessna 421C
Representative photo of a Cessna 421C. Not a photo of N440DL.
Registration record

N440DL on the FAA register

Type
1983 Cessna 421C
Serial
421C1401
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 series
Registered owner
421 Partners LLC
Crown Point, IN
Certificate issued
2025-10-23
Airworthiness date
1989-04-24
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A54AF3
Mode S (octal)
51245363
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 N440DL.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N440DL to the current registrant.
  • 1989-04-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
  • 1970-06-09
    N440DL previously assigned to a Piper Navajo (s/n 31-318); cancelled.
Overview

About N440DL

N440DL is a 1983 Cessna 421C, serial number 421C1401. The FAA register lists 421 Partners LLC as the registrant in Crown Point, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 23, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental GTSIO-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 24, 1989.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N440DL. 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

1969-01-06 Accident · Jamestown,Tenn, 42 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1853
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31 — a different aircraft that carried the N440DL registration before this airframe.

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.