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1978 Cessna 421CMulti-Engine Piston Aircraft • Santa Maria, CA, USA

This 1978 Cessna 421C (N421JF) presents as a well-equipped twin-engine aircraft with a comprehensive suite of RAM engine conversions and modern avionics. The airframe shows 5,691 total hours, with the left engine at 1,242 hours SMOH and the right at 936 hours SMOH, both Continental GTSIO520L models with a 1,600-hour TBO. The aircraft features a Garmin GNS-530W WAAS GPS, GTX-345 ADS-B transponder, and a full IFR panel with King avionics including weather radar, digital ADF, and DME. The Cessna 400B autopilot provides advanced flight control capabilities with GPS tracking and glideslope coupling.

Significant RAM modifications enhance...

Year
1978
Make
Cessna
Series
421
Model
421C
Tail #
N421JF
Serial #
411

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Specifications

Category
Multi-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Business, Passenger
Flight Rules
IFR
Seats
7

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
5,691 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,242 hrs (SMOH)
Engine 2 Time
936 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
1,856 hrs (SOH)
Prop 2 Time
1,856 hrs (SOH)

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GNS 530W - IFR Approach Certified GPS/Com

Comms

King KX 155 - Digital Nav-Com w/ VOR/LOC

Autopilot

Cessna 400B - Autopilot w/ Hdg, GPS Nav Tracking, Pitch Mode, Altitude Hold Glideslope Coupling

Audio

King KMA 24 - Audio Panel

Weather

Bendix/King KWX 50 - Weather Radar

ADS-B Out

Garmin GTX 345 - Mode S Transponder (ADS-B Complaint)

PFD

Century NSD 360 - Slaved HSI

Additional Equipment

De-Ice System

Full De-Ice Equipped

Air Conditioning

Keith Products STC'd Air-Conditioning System

Engine Fire Extinguishing System

New Squibs installed on LH & RH Fire Bottles in October 2016

Emergency Landing Gear Extension System

Electric Pitch Trim

Passenger Oxygen System

ELT System

Artex 406 Hz ELT System

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating
7/10
Paint Rating
7/10
Paint Year
1997
Interior Notes
Blue Leather Upholstery w/ Matching Carpet & Sidepanels Dove Gray Headliner Executive Table & Refreshment Center Seventh Seat Potty
Exterior Notes
Professionally stripped, acid etched, washed, Alodined, primed and painted by Cimmaron Aircraft Corp. of El Reno, OK (May 1997) Base coat: Jet Glo 'Graystone' 570-508 Accenting Blue & Red Stripes Trim coats: Top stripe: Acry Glo 'Red' 416 Center stripe: Acry Glo 'Blue' 10122 Bottom stripe: Acry Glo 'Red' 416

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
2
Engine Make
Continental
Engine Model
GTSIO520L

Asking Price

$320,000

Aircraft Location

Santa Maria, CA, USA

Listing Details

Used
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Price History

Apr 20, 2025: $320,000 - controller

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