Twin piston

N657WM

Cessna 421C

Registration pending 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
421C0474
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Registration pending
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Carlsbad, NM
 Cessna 421C
Representative photo of a Cessna 421C. Not a photo of N657WM.
Registration record

N657WM on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 421C
Serial
421C0474
Engines
2 × Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Carlsbad, NM
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
1996-02-22
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8A8BB
Mode S (octal)
52124273
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,197 nm
Cruise (type)
241 kt
Status
Registration pending
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 N657WM.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 1996-02-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1985-10-18
    Accident at Ft.Lauderdale, FL; damage: substantial.
Overview

About N657WM

N657WM is a Cessna 421C, serial number 421C0474. It is registered to an individual in Carlsbad, New Mexico.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG 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 February 22, 1996.

N657WM has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

1985-10-18 Accident · Ft.Lauderdale, FL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · MIA86FA014
Reported aircraft: Cessna 421C

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.