Twin piston

N55RL

Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
421C1071
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sound Harbor Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, NC
 Cessna 421C
Representative photo of a Cessna 421C. Not a photo of N55RL.
Registration record

N55RL on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 421C
Serial
421C1071
Engines
2
Registered owner
Sound Harbor Aviation LLC
Wilmington, NC
Certificate issued
2024-01-13
Airworthiness date
1981-06-02
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6FE94
Mode S (octal)
51577224
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 N55RL.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N55RL.
  • 1981-06-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N55RL

N55RL is a Cessna 421C, serial number 421C1071. The FAA register lists Sound Harbor Aviation LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, North Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 13, 2024 and expires on January 31, 2031.

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 June 2, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55RL.

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

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N55RL.

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.