Twin piston

N5497G

Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
421C0244
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Richardson Farms Land Mgt Inc (Corporation)
Based
Pittsfield, IL
 Cessna 421C
Representative photo of a Cessna 421C. Not a photo of N5497G.
Registration record

N5497G on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 421C
Serial
421C0244
Engines
2
Registered owner
Richardson Farms Land Mgt Inc
Pittsfield, IL
Certificate issued
2023-10-09
Airworthiness date
1977-01-21
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6FCAF
Mode S (octal)
51576257
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 N5497G.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-10-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N5497G.
  • 1977-01-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N5497G

N5497G is a Cessna 421C, serial number 421C0244. The FAA register lists Richardson Farms Land Mgt Inc as the registrant in Pittsfield, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 9, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston 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 21, 1977.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5497G.

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 N5497G.

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.