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

This 1978 Cessna 421C (N421JF) presents as a well-equipped piston twin with a comprehensive suite of RAM STC modifications and modern avionics. The airframe shows 5,691 total hours, with engines at 1,242 SMOH (left) and 936 SMOH (right) on Continental GTSIO520L powerplants, both remaining under TBO. Notable upgrades include a Garmin GNS-530W WAAS GPS, GTX-345 ADS-B transponder, and a full IFR panel with Century slaved HSI, dual KX-155 nav/coms, and Cessna 400B autopilot with glideslope coupling. The aircraft received a professional paint refresh in 1997 and features a blue leather interior with executive amenities.

The extensive RAM...

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

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

ADS-B Out

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

EMS/EIS

RAM Range-Marked Gauges - RAM STC'd EGT, CHT, Oil Temperature, Oil Pressure

Additional Equipment

De-Ice System

Full De-Ice Equipped

Air Conditioning

Keith Products STC'd Air-Conditioning System

Engine Fire Extinguishing System

Engine Fire Extinguishing System (New Squibs installed on LH & RH Fire Bottles in October 2016)

Emergency Landing Gear Extension System

Passenger Oxygen System

ELT System

Artex 406 Hz ELT System

Interior & Exterior

Interior Rating
7/10
Paint Rating
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

$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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