Twin piston

N87561

1975 Cessna 421C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1975
Serial
421C0017
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSI0-520-F-K
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Forest Aire LLC (LLC)
Based
Flagstaff, AZ
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1975 Cessna 421C
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Registration record

N87561 on the FAA register

Type
1975 Cessna 421C
Serial
421C0017
Engines
2 × Continental GTSI0-520-F-K
Registered owner
Forest Aire LLC
Flagstaff, AZ
Certificate issued
2007-08-11
Airworthiness date
1978-06-16
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AC0C2D
Mode S (octal)
53006055
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 N87561.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-08-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N87561 to the current registrant.
  • 1978-06-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1975
    Manufactured (1975).
  • 1955-06-20
    N87561 previously assigned to a Republic Seabee RC-3 (s/n 123); cancelled.
Overview

About N87561

N87561 is a 1975 Cessna 421C, serial number 421C0017. The FAA register lists Forest Aire LLC as the registrant in Flagstaff, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 11, 2007 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 June 16, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N87561.

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 N87561.

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.