Twin piston

N748CA

1980 Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
421C0905
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Desert Air Ambulance Inc (Corporation)
Based
Menifee, CA
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Registration record

N748CA on the FAA register

Type
1980 Cessna 421C
Serial
421C0905
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-C
Registered owner
Desert Air Ambulance Inc
Menifee, CA
Certificate issued
2025-05-02
Airworthiness date
1980-09-18
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA1075
Mode S (octal)
52410165
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 N748CA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-02
    Certificate of registration issued as N748CA.
  • 1980-09-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N748CA

N748CA is a 1980 Cessna 421C, serial number 421C0905. The FAA register lists Desert Air Ambulance Inc as the registrant in Menifee, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 2, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental GTSIO-520-C 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 September 18, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N748CA.

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 N748CA.

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.