Twin piston

N55WS

1976 Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1976
Serial
421C0073
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSI0-520-F-K
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Four To One LLC (LLC)
Based
Decatur, AL
1976 Cessna 421C
Representative photo of a Cessna 421C. Not a photo of N55WS.
Registration record

N55WS on the FAA register

Type
1976 Cessna 421C
Serial
421C0073
Engines
2 × Continental GTSI0-520-F-K
Registered owner
Four To One LLC
Decatur, AL
Certificate issued
2022-07-16
Airworthiness date
1976-04-02
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6FF17
Mode S (octal)
51577427
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 N55WS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-07-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N55WS.
  • 1976-04-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N55WS

N55WS is a 1976 Cessna 421C, serial number 421C0073. The FAA register lists Four To One LLC as the registrant in Decatur, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 16, 2022 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental GTSI0-520-F-K 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 2, 1976.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N55WS.

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 N55WS.

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.