Twin piston

N47JD

1980 Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
421C0805
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-L
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee (LLC)
Based
Michelstadt, DE
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1980 Cessna 421C
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Registration record

N47JD on the FAA register

Type
1980 Cessna 421C
Serial
421C0805
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-L
Registered owner
Qualitair LLC Trustee
Michelstadt, DE
Certificate issued
2026-10-13
Airworthiness date
2026-03-23
Registration expires
2033-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A5BF8D
Mode S (octal)
51337615
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 N47JD.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-10-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N47JD to the current registrant.
  • 2026-03-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 2012-10-15
    N47JD previously assigned to a Homebuilt Ventus A (s/n 29); cancelled.
  • 1980
    Manufactured (1980).
Overview

About N47JD

N47JD is a 1980 Cessna 421C, serial number 421C0805. The FAA register lists Qualitair LLC Trustee as the registrant in Michelstadt. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 13, 2026 and expires on October 31, 2033.

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 March 23, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N47JD. 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

2008-07-23 Accident · Midlothian, TX Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · DEN08LA127
Reported aircraft: Schempp-Hirth Ventus A — a different aircraft that carried the N47JD registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to an incapacitating cardiac event. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's poor decision to fly with known serious medical issues.

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.