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1979 Cessna 421CMulti-Engine Piston Aircraft • San Antonio, TX, USA

This 1979 Cessna 421C, registration N88646, presents with a total airframe time of 4,603 hours and is equipped for its primary mission as a capable FIKI (Flight Into Known Icing) aircraft. Its engines show 790 hours SMOH on the left and 425 hours SMOH on the right, with both three-blade McCauley propellers having 70 hours since overhaul in April 2022. The aircraft features a 234-gallon fuel system with an auxiliary fuel pump modification, Power Pac spoilers, and is certified for known icing with a heated glass windshield, nacelle fire detection, and an ice detection light.

The avionics suite is comprehensive for IFR operations, centered on...

Year
1979
Make
Cessna
Series
421 Golden Eagle
Model
421C
Tail #
N88646
Serial #
421C0630

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Specifications

Category
Multi-Engine Piston
Intended Use
Recreational, Business, Passenger
Useful Load
2,290 lbs

Hours, Logs & Inspections

Total Time
4,603 hrs
Engine 1 Time
790 hrs (SMOH)
Engine 2 Time
425 hrs (SMOH)
Prop 1 Time
70 hrs (SOH)
Prop 2 Time
70 hrs (SOH)
Inspection Status
Annual inspection is scheduled for May at Air Impressions and can be used as a pre-purchase inspection. Exhaust AD will be completed at annual. Pitot Static/Transponder due Jan 2027.

Avionics

GPS

Garmin GNS 430W - Com/NAV/GPS/MAP Displays on HSI Panel Mounted w/XM Weather

Comms

Cessna 1000 - Com 2 Nav 2 ADF DME

AP

Cessna 800B - Autopilot w/4" FLT Director, Yaw Damper Altitude Alerter/Pre-Select

Audio

Cessna 800 - Audio Panel

Weather

Bendix RDR 160 - RDR Radar, Stormscope, XM Weather

Traffic

BF Goodrich 497 Skywatch - BF Traffic Avoidance System

ADSB

Appareo Stratus - Transponder with ADS-B (Wi-Fi connectivity to display traffic and weather on iPad)

PFD

Sandel 3308 - Electronic HSI, Cessna Altitude Alerter/Pre-Select, Panel Mounted w/XM Weather, Radar Altimeter

HSI

Sandel 3308 - Electronic HSI

NAV

Cessna 1000 - Nav 2

ADF

Cessna 1000 ADF

DME

Cessna 800 DME

radar

Bendix RDR 160 - RDR Radar

stormscope

WX1000+ - Stormscope

altitudeAlerter

Cessna Altitude Alerter

radarAltimeter

Radar Altimeter

gpsMap

Garmin 430W - Com/NAV/GPS/MAP Displays on HSI

MFD

Sandel 3308 - Electronic HSI

Additional Equipment

Fuel System

234 Gal Fuel System

Fuel Pump

Aux Fuel Pump Mod - Power Pac Spoilers

Spoilers

Power Pac Spoilers

Wheel Covers

Premier Aviation Wheel Covers

Air Conditioning

Factory Air Conditioning

Oxygen System

11.0 Cu. Ft. Oxygen System

Alternators

100 Amp Alternators

Ice Detection Light

Wheels & Brakes

Cleveland - Wheels Brakes

Strobes

Strobes Nacelle

Fire Detection & Extinguishing System

Nacelle Fire Detection & Extinguishing System

Deicing System

Certified for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) with heated glass windshield

Fire Detection and Extinguishing

Nacelle Fire Detection & Extinguishing System

FIKI

Certified for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI) with heated glass windshield

Altitude Alerter

Cessna Altitude Alerter/Pre-Select

Alternator

100 Amp Alternators

Ice Detection

Ice Detection Light

Brakes

Cleveland Wheels & Brakes

Fire Detection And Extinguishing

Nacelle Fire Detection & Extinguishing System

Known Icing

Certified For Flight into Known Icing (FIKI) with Heated Glass Windshield

Interior & Exterior

Interior Year
1999
Paint Year
1999
Interior Notes
Refurbished 1999
Exterior Notes
Exterior painted 1999 by Cimmaron Aircraft Corp. Overall white with blue and tan accents.

Engine & Propeller

Engine Type
Piston
Engine Count
2
Engine Make
Continental
Engine Model
GTSIO-520-L
Propeller Model
McCauley 3FF32C501/G-90UMB-0 3-Blade Heated Propellers

Asking Price

$290,000

Aircraft Location

San Antonio, TX, USA

Listing Details

Used
For Sale

Price History

May 13, 2026: $290,000 - trade-a-plane

May 13, 2026: $290,000(-$59,000) - controller

Feb 28, 2026: $349,000 - trade-a-plane

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First Seen: Feb 28, 2026

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$290,000