Twin piston

N818AK

1981 Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
421C1085
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Rosa, CA
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1981 Cessna 421C
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Registration record

N818AK on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna 421C
Serial
421C1085
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Rosa, CA
Certificate issued
2008-09-24
Airworthiness date
1981-06-29
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB271E
Mode S (octal)
52623436
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 N818AK.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N818AK.
  • 1981-06-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N818AK

N818AK is a 1981 Cessna 421C, serial number 421C1085. It is registered to an individual in Santa Rosa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2008 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental GTSIO-520 series 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 June 29, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N818AK.

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 N818AK.

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.