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1978 Cessna 421CMulti-Engine Piston Aircraft • Mount Sterling, KY, USA

This 1978 Cessna 421C, registration N26GD, serial number 421C0448, is offered at 150,000 USD in as-is where-is condition. The airframe has 4,765 hours total time with complete original logs. The left engine shows 5.1 hours since major overhaul against a 2,000-hour TBO, while the right engine has 1,000 hours since major overhaul against a 1,200-hour TBO; both propellers have 1,000 hours since overhaul. The seller reports no known damage history and no hail damage.

RAM STC and speed brakes were installed in December 1996, and the aircraft is equipped with vortex generators, a glass pilot windshield, factory air conditioning, nacelle tanks,...

Year
1978
Make
Cessna
Series
421 Golden Eagle
Model
421C
Tail #
N26GD
Serial #
421C0448

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Specifications

Category
Multi-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Business, Recreational

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
4,765 hrs
Engine 1 Time
1,000 hrs (SMOH)
Engine 2 Time
5.1 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
1,000 hrs (SPOH)
Prop 2 Time
1,000 hrs (SPOH)
Logbook Status
Original Logs (complete)
Inspection Status
Last annual 04/2004, Last ran 2/2026, Exhaust AD due, Heater AD due, pitot static and X-ponder check due

Avionics

GPS

No ADS-B, original Cessna Radios with Color Radar

Comms

Cessna Radio - Original with Color Radar

AP

Original Avionics and Auto Pilot

EMS

Shadin Fuel Flow Meter

Weather

Color Radar

Additional Equipment

Air Conditioning

Factory Air

Oxygen System

Oxygen and fire bottles due

Speed Brakes

RAM STC - RAM STC and speed brakes installed 12/1996

Vortex Generators

VG's installed

Nacelle Tanks

De-Ice Boots

Good de-ice boots

Glass Pilot Windshield

Interior & Exterior

Interior Notes
Nice interior
Exterior Notes
Nice paint, no known damage history, no hail damage, hangared

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
2

Asking Price

$150,000

Aircraft Location

Mount Sterling, KY, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

Oct 7, 2026: $150,000 - controller

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First Seen: Oct 7, 2026

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Asking Price

$150,000