Twin piston

N444BG

1980 Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
421C0893
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mitchell Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Mitchell, SD
1980 Cessna 421C
Representative photo of a Cessna 421C. Not a photo of N444BG.
Registration record

N444BG on the FAA register

Type
1980 Cessna 421C
Serial
421C0893
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Mitchell Aviation LLC
Mitchell, SD
Certificate issued
2018-03-19
Airworthiness date
2001-08-01
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A55999
Mode S (octal)
51254631
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 N444BG.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-03-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N444BG to the current registrant.
  • 2001-08-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1997-04-09
    N444BG previously assigned to a Homebuilt Velocity (s/n DM053); cancelled.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N444BG

N444BG is a 1980 Cessna 421C, serial number 421C0893. The FAA register lists Mitchell Aviation LLC as the registrant in Mitchell, South Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 19, 2018 and expires on March 31, 2028.

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 August 1, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N444BG. 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

1996-06-15 Accident · Goodyear, AZ Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX96LA233
Reported aircraft: Van Horn Velocity — a different aircraft that carried the N444BG registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: an engine compartment fire, which originated in flight from loose fuel and/or oil lines near the engine's firewall.

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.