Twin piston

N505LT

1978 Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
421C0617
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Laufer Air Inc (Corporation)
Based
Hartford, WI
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1978 Cessna 421C
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Registration record

N505LT on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 421C
Serial
421C0617
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Laufer Air Inc
Hartford, WI
Certificate issued
2005-02-15
Airworthiness date
1993-04-29
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A64D8F
Mode S (octal)
51446617
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 N505LT.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N505LT.
  • 1993-04-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
Overview

About N505LT

N505LT is a 1978 Cessna 421C, serial number 421C0617. The FAA register lists Laufer Air Inc as the registrant in Hartford, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2005 and expires on September 30, 2029.

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 29, 1993.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N505LT.

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 N505LT.

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.