1978 Cessna 421CMulti-Engine Piston Aircraft • Santa Maria, CA, USA
This 1978 Cessna 421C, registration N421JF, presents a well-equipped piston twin with a significant history of upgrades and maintenance. The airframe has a total time of 5,691 hours, with its Continental GTSIO520L engines showing 1,242 and 936 hours since major overhaul, respectively, against a 1,600-hour TBO. Both propellers have 1,856 hours since overhaul. The aircraft is IFR-capable with a panel centered on a Garmin GNS-530W WAAS GPS and a GTX-345 ADS-B transponder, supported by a King audio panel, digital nav-com, slaved HSI, weather radar, and a Cessna 400B autopilot with glideslope coupling.
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Specifications
- Category
- Multi-Engine Piston
- Intended Use
- Business, Passenger
- 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
AP
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
ADSB
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
Weight Modification
RAM STC'd Max Gross Takeoff Weight Increase to 7,560 lbs ! (STC # SA5981SW)
Magnetos
RAM STC'd Bendix Pressurized Magnetos (STC # SE4591SW-D)
Fuel Flow System
Floscan - RAM STC'd Fuel Flow Transducer (for Digital Fuel Flow Indication) (STC SE5726SW-D)
Engine Gauges
RAM STC'd Range-Marked EGT, CHT, Oil Temperature, & Oil Pressure Gauges (STC # SA5878SW)
Cooling System
RAM STC'd Vacuum Pump Cooling Shroud on Right Engine Vacuum Pump (STC # SA3721SW-D)
Exhaust System
RAM STC'd Improved Engine Cooling Baffle and Improved Exhaust System Slip Joints (STC # SA4592SW)
Hose Clamps
RAM STC'd Induction Hose Clamps (STC # SE3767SW)
Fire Extinguishing System
Engine Fire Extinguishing System (New Squibs installed on LH & RH Fire Bottles in October 2016)
Emergency Landing Gear
Emergency Landing Gear Extension System
Trim System
Electric Pitch Trim
Baggage Compartment
Large Nose Baggage Compartment
Writing Table
Right-Hand Executive Writing Table
Refreshment Center
Seat
Belted Potty Seat
Fuel Tanks
Left & Right Wing Locker Fuel Tanks
Oxygen System
Passenger Oxygen System
Oil Filters
Engine Oil Filters
Propeller Governor
Right-Hand Propeller Governor Syncrophaser
Alternators
Dual 100-Amp Alternators
Flight Instruments
Dual Artificial Horizons, Airspeed Indicators, Altimeters, and Vertical Speed Indicators
Lighting
Strobe Lights
EGT Gauges
Alcor - EGT Gauges
ELT System
Artex 406 - Hz ELT System
Meter
Hobbs Meter
Safety Harnesses
Pilot & Co-Pilot Inertia Reel Shoulder Harnesses
Interior & Exterior
- Interior Rating
- 7/10
- Paint Rating
- 7+ to 8/10
- 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
$319,999
Aircraft Location
Santa Maria, CA, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Feb 6, 2026: $319,999(-$1) - controller
Apr 20, 2025: $320,000 - controller
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Asking Price
$319,999
Aircraft Location
Santa Maria, CA, USA
Listing Details
- Used
- For Sale
Price History
Feb 6, 2026: $319,999(-$1) - controller
Apr 20, 2025: $320,000 - controller
Contact Seller
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