Twin piston

N520AB

1979 Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
421C0690
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Golden Eagle Transportation LLC (LLC)
Based
Lafayette, LA
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1979 Cessna 421C
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Registration record

N520AB on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 421C
Serial
421C0690
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Golden Eagle Transportation LLC
Lafayette, LA
Certificate issued
2025-02-12
Airworthiness date
1994-01-20
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A688F0
Mode S (octal)
51504360
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 N520AB.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N520AB.
  • 1994-01-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N520AB

N520AB is a 1979 Cessna 421C, serial number 421C0690. The FAA register lists Golden Eagle Transportation LLC as the registrant in Lafayette, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2025 and expires on February 29, 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 January 20, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N520AB.

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 N520AB.

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.