Cessna 421 Golden Eagle
770 on the U.S. register across 4 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1968 to 1993; half of them date from 1976 or earlier. Texas has the most (116). 78% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
About the 421 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- Cont Motor Gtsio-520-C (204), Cont Motor Gtsio-520 Ser (164), Cont Motor Gtsi0-520-F-K (150)
- Seats
- 8
- Cruise speed
- about 90 mph
- Maker on the register
- Cessna
- Registered
- earliest certificate November 17, 1980; newest October 1, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Texas116Florida72California65Delaware43Kansas29Colorado28Oklahoma26Montana24Michigan22Georgia22Arizona20Illinois19
Who owns them registrant type
LLC424 (55%)Corporation170 (22%)Individual138 (18%)Co-owned28 (4%)Partnership4 (0.5%)Non-citizen corporation3 (0.4%)Government3 (0.4%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 263 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid758 (98%)Sale reported4 (0.5%)Pending4 (0.5%)Reports overdue2 (0.3%)Pending cancellation2 (0.3%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Standard729 (95%)None on file35 (5%)Experimental3 (0.4%)Restricted2 (0.3%)Special flight permit1 (0.1%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Bas Part Sales LLC9Dodson International Parts INC6Premiere Aviation INC5Qualitair LLC Trustee4International Air Services INC Trustee4Yingling Consultation LLC3Valiair Lc Trustee3Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee3Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee3Sky West Aviation INC Trustee3Bank Of Utah Trustee3Western Rivers Aircraft LLC2
Fleet pages: Bas Part Sales LLC · Dodson International Parts INC · Premiere Aviation INC · Qualitair LLC Trustee · International Air Services INC Trustee · Valiair Lc Trustee · Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Accident history NTSB records · 332 cases since 1982, 120 fatal
2026-08-21ERA26LA314 · 421 N28RH · accident near Fulton, KY · serious injuries
2026-06-19GAA26WA220 · 421 FGUST · accident near La Baule-Escoublac, OF · 2 killed
2026-05-04CEN26LA179 · 421C N6161X · accident near Kirksville, MO · no injuries
2026-05-01CEN26FA174 · 421 N291AN · accident near Wimberley, TX · 5 killed
2026-04-18ERA26LA183 · 421 CGTGR · accident near Richmond, VA · no injuries
2026-03-27WPR26LA145 · 421B N799TF · accident near Sedona, AZ · no injuries
2024-08-31WPR24FA289 · 421C N421GP · accident near Fairview, OR · 2 killed
2024-07-18GAA24WA258 · 421C N264DC · accident near Tofino · 3 killed
The 8 most recent of 332 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Cessna 421 Golden Eagle aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
770 as of October 2, 2026, counting 4 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Cessna 421s?
Texas, with 116.
Who owns the Cessna 421?
78% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 497 421C (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N421ME | Cessna 421C |
Meisner Aircraft INC Janesville, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | Valid |
| N39WH | Cessna 421C |
Golden Touch LLC Kalispell, Montana |
None on file | 2026-09-07 | Valid |
| N421CQ | Cessna 421C |
Red Crow Developments LLC Victor, Montana |
Standard | 2026-09-01 | Valid |
| N4492U | Cessna 421C |
Aircraft & Aviation Professionals LLC Coldwater, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-08-29 | Valid |
| N421GL | Cessna 421C |
421 Partners Georgia LLC Chatsworth, Georgia |
Standard | 2026-08-12 | Valid |
| N818TK | Cessna 421C |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2026-08-06 | Valid |
| N123NP | Cessna 421C |
Tralo Aviation LLC Owatonna, Minnesota |
Standard | 2026-07-29 | Valid |
| N421MD | Cessna 421C |
Boss Contract Services LLC Terry, Montana |
Standard | 2026-07-28 | Valid |
| N421XT | Cessna 421C |
Adam & Anya Holdings LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2026-07-15 | Valid |
| N421SF | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Kansas |
Standard | 2026-06-18 | Valid |
| N926MT | Cessna 421C |
New London Aviation LLC Forest, Virginia |
Standard | 2026-06-01 | Valid |
| N6882M | Cessna 421C |
Scuttle421 LLC Sugar Land, Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-01 | Valid |
| N999DM | Cessna 421C |
Jr605Dc LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2026-05-01 | Valid |
| N88604 | Cessna 421C |
Trade Winds Aviation Holdings LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2026-04-29 | Valid |
| N421LK | Cessna 421C |
Paradise Flyers LLC Summerland Key, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-18 | Valid |
| N42ML | Cessna 421C |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2026-04-10 | Valid |
| N5417C | Cessna 421C |
Executive Aircraft Management Services LLC Pompano Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2026-04-09 | Valid |
| N844CK | Cessna 421C |
Turpin Time LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2026-03-24 | Valid |
| N47JD | Cessna 421C |
Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2026-03-04 | Valid |
| N421CF | Cessna 421C |
Lillian Aviation LLC Cypress, Texas |
None on file | 2026-03-02 | Valid |
| N767Z | Cessna 421C |
Rubin Broadcasting INC Dallas, Oregon |
Standard | 2026-02-15 | Valid |
| N410AJ | Cessna 421C |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-11 | Valid |
| N421GM | Cessna 421C |
Cjk Investment Holdings LLC Tallahassee, Florida |
Standard | 2026-02-05 | Valid |
| N521RM | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-02-04 | Valid |
| N2668A | Cessna 421C |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-29 | Valid |
| N555KK | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-01-24 | Valid |
| N5478G | Cessna 421C |
On Wings Of Eagles LLC Valley Center, California |
Standard | 2026-01-03 | Valid |
| N421RP | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-12-27 | Valid |
| N6115C | Cessna 421C |
Hat Investments LLC Spartanburg, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-12-12 | Valid |
| N342RC | Cessna 421C |
Hyland'S Pharmacy LLC Wheeler, Texas |
Standard | 2025-12-05 | Valid |
| N421ZM | Cessna 421C |
3Tr Aviation LLC Longview, Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-23 | Valid |
| N5NN | Cessna 421C |
Rkgrier LLC Beckley, West Virginia |
Standard | 2025-11-17 | Valid |
| N100AZ | Cessna 421C |
Nnww Holdings LLC San Angelo, Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-14 | Valid |
| N228JH | Cessna 421C |
Buzzed Landing LLC Ocean Springs, Mississippi |
Standard | 2025-11-06 | Valid |
| N41CU | Cessna 421C |
Encinal Aviation LLC Springfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2025-11-02 | Valid |
| N440DL | Cessna 421C |
421 Partners LLC Crown Point, Indiana |
Standard | 2025-10-23 | Valid |
| N605SR | Cessna 421C |
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-21 | Valid |
| N40RU | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2025-10-20 | Valid |
| N707TP | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-10-13 | Valid |
| N6315X | Cessna 421C |
Eagle Aviation LLC Morristown, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-10-10 | Valid |
| N175AM | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-09-26 | Valid |
| N291AN | Cessna 421C |
Kb Flies LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2025-09-25 | Valid |
| N28WD | Cessna 421C |
Optio Air LLC Moore, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-09-12 | Valid |
| N763JC | Cessna 421C |
Pilot Services Of Ohio LLC Loveland, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-08-27 | Valid |
| N421P | Cessna 421C |
Desert Aerostar LLC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-08-19 | Valid |
| N413VV | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-08-08 | Valid |
| N421LH | Cessna 421C |
Creel Skies LLC Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-08-08 | Valid |
| N88606 | Cessna 421C |
N88606 LLC Ely, Iowa |
Standard | 2025-08-06 | Valid |
| N421LG | Cessna 421C |
421Cm LLC N Charleston, South Carolina |
Standard | 2025-07-31 | Valid |
| N543PM | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2025-07-25 | Valid |
| N602DC | Cessna 421C |
Keystone Xpress LLC Rostraver Twp, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2025-07-14 | Valid |
| N421AG | Cessna 421C |
Farm Flysician LLC Ardmore, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-07-11 | Valid |
| N421DH | Cessna 421C |
Nana Unlimited LLC Garland, Texas |
Standard | 2025-07-05 | Valid |
| N727ES | Cessna 421C |
Hoover421 LLC Rockport, Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-27 | Valid |
| N818DH | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-06-22 | Valid |
| N26588 | Cessna 421C |
Golden Aero LLC Tarpon Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2025-06-18 | Valid |
| N717LR | Cessna 421C |
Jnnss LLC Hillsborough, New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-06-13 | Valid |
| N421CJ | Cessna 421C |
Ellison Aviation LLC Conroe, Texas |
None on file | 2025-06-11 | Valid |
| N817LL | Cessna 421C |
Jg Aero LLC Clermont, Florida |
Standard | 2025-06-05 | Valid |
| N230MW | Cessna 421C |
Got Wings LLC Woodbury, New York |
Standard | 2025-06-03 | Valid |
| N200BN | Cessna 421C |
Rubber Duck Aviation LLC Brunswick, Georgia |
Standard | 2025-05-13 | Valid |
| N95GM | Cessna 421C |
Meinig High Club LLC Klamath Falls, Oregon |
Standard | 2025-05-09 | Valid |
| N88PE | Cessna 421C |
First Winds LLC Norfolk, Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-05-08 | Valid |
| N748CA | Cessna 421C |
Desert Air Ambulance INC Menifee, California |
Standard | 2025-05-02 | Valid |
| N421UT | Cessna 421C |
R&C Welding And Fabrication INC Gering, Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-04-17 | Valid |
| N421JJ | Cessna 421C |
Sky Chariot LLC Shafter, California |
Standard | 2025-04-14 | Valid |
| N160DC | Cessna 421C |
Pdii LLC Concord, North Carolina |
Standard | 2025-04-07 | Valid |
| N424JA | Cessna 421C |
Jzj Air LLC Wilmer, Alabama |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | Valid |
| N6796V | Cessna 421C |
Bar Wr Air Services LLC Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-25 | Valid |
| N251JL | Cessna 421C |
Golden Eagle 421 LLC Alsip, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-03-24 | Valid |
| N429GM | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-03-24 | Valid |
| N577KG | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2025-03-20 | Valid |
| N421LC | Cessna 421C |
Api Aviation Leasing LLC North Venice, Florida |
Standard | 2025-03-11 | Valid |
| N26GD | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2025-02-28 | Valid |
| N5421F | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2025-02-27 | Valid |
| N21SS | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-02-18 | Valid |
| N471BW | Cessna 421C |
Patriot Environmental LLC Meeker, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-02-18 | Valid |
| N6633T | Cessna 421C |
C C I C Aircraft Division One LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2025-02-18 | Valid |
| N421LA | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner South Dakota |
None on file | 2025-02-17 | Valid |
| N369RM | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2025-02-14 | Valid |
| N520AB | Cessna 421C |
Golden Eagle Transportation LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2025-02-12 | Valid |
| N422CM | Cessna 421C |
Aerostar Aviation LLC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2025-02-10 | Valid |
| N5288J | Cessna 421C |
Osborne Mobile Home Park LLC North Little Rock, Arkansas |
Standard | 2025-02-10 | Valid |
| N421ST | Cessna 421C |
Zelta Air LLC Nutley, New Jersey |
Standard | 2025-02-09 | Valid |
| N422PJ | Cessna 421C |
Cra Aviation LLC Dickerson, Maryland |
Standard | 2025-02-09 | Valid |
| N31C | Cessna 421C |
Lg & Gs Holdings LLC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-02-05 | Valid |
| N877JB | Cessna 421C |
Og Flights LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2025-02-05 | Valid |
| N260RA | Cessna 421C |
Upward Aviation LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2025-01-27 | Valid |
| N605DC | Cessna 421C |
T&C Aviators LLC Green Cove Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2025-01-27 | Valid |
| N421VA | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | Valid |
| N427CC | Cessna 421C |
Board Of Trustees Of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | Valid |
| N6824C | Cessna 421C |
K&L Salty Air LLC Stephenville, Texas |
Standard | 2025-01-15 | Valid |
| N6869Z | Cessna 421C |
421 Holdings LLC Zanesville, Ohio |
Standard | 2025-01-13 | Valid |
| N822BK | Cessna 421C |
Propilot LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2025-01-08 | Valid |
| N700LC | Cessna 421C |
Rent Collector LLC College Station, Texas |
Standard | 2024-12-30 | Valid |
| N80LG | Cessna 421C |
Tru North Aviation LLC Ironwood, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-12-16 | Valid |
| N421VF | Cessna 421C |
N421Vf LLC Lindsay, Texas |
Standard | 2024-12-07 | Valid |
| N712JD | Cessna 421C |
Cpch Aviation LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2024-12-04 | Valid |
| N6867Z | Cessna 421C |
Wings At Dawn Aviation LLC Eddyville, Kentucky |
Standard | 2024-11-25 | Valid |
| N215MP | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Kansas |
None on file | 2024-11-12 | Valid |
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