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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1QM | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-11-08 | Valid |
| N513JN | Cessna 421C |
Fly Area LLC Charleston, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-11-04 | Valid |
| N316WC | Cessna 421C |
Eagle Aeronautics LLC Chicago, Illinois |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | Valid |
| N37RZ | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2024-10-31 | Valid |
| N30PT | Cessna 421C |
Gas Aviation LLC Decatur, Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-10-30 | Valid |
| N588TB | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2024-10-19 | Valid |
| N421ML | Cessna 421C |
Lps Utilities INC DBA Woodstock, Illinois |
Special flight permit | 2024-10-08 | Valid |
| N10FF | Cessna 421C |
Valiair Lc CO Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2024-09-10 | Valid |
| N9AY | Cessna 421C |
Proclaim Aviation Ministries Worthington, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-08-23 | Valid |
| N421WP | Cessna 421C |
Mach 1 LLC Rogers, Arkansas |
Standard | 2024-08-20 | Valid |
| N464DC | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2024-08-08 | Valid |
| N56RX | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2024-08-03 | Valid |
| N866PM | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-07-27 | Valid |
| N6798V | Cessna 421C |
Gaylord Hangars LLC Gaylord, Michigan |
Standard | 2024-07-09 | Valid |
| N375KC | Cessna 421C |
Guittard Chocolate Holdings CO Burlingame, California |
Standard | 2024-06-25 | Valid |
| N664S | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-06-25 | Valid |
| N68685 | Cessna 421C |
S&S Airplane LLC Knoxville, Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-06-21 | Valid |
| N629WM | Cessna 421C |
Vortech LLC Woodbury, New York |
Standard | 2024-06-06 | Valid |
| N421DG | Cessna 421C |
Txoperation LLC Fort Scott, Kansas |
Standard | 2024-06-01 | Valid |
| N37475 | Cessna 421C |
N37475 Management LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-05-31 | Valid |
| N377JM | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Standard | 2024-05-25 | Valid |
| N421CU | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2024-05-24 | Valid |
| N116JJ | Cessna 421C |
Progress Aviation LLC Ellicott City, Maryland |
Standard | 2024-05-09 | Valid |
| N113MP | Cessna 421C |
Ban Air LLC Boerne, Texas |
Standard | 2024-05-06 | Valid |
| N421TX | Cessna 421C |
Holly Factory Alachua, Florida |
Standard | 2024-04-25 | Valid |
| N485DS | Cessna 421C |
Encinal Aviation LLC Springfield, Missouri |
Standard | 2024-04-25 | Valid |
| N525SF | Cessna 421C |
Primrose LLC Columbus, Nebraska |
Standard | 2024-04-25 | Valid |
| N421TT | Cessna 421C |
Envision Ventures LLC Williston, North Dakota |
Standard | 2024-04-24 | Valid |
| N421KM | Cessna 421C |
Weatherproof Montana LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2024-04-17 | Valid |
| N5UT | Cessna 421C |
K&L Salty Air LLC Stephenville, Texas |
Standard | 2024-04-12 | Valid |
| N2349S | Cessna 421C |
Ajs Aviation LLC Warroad, Minnesota |
Standard | 2024-04-10 | Valid |
| N510SM | Cessna 421C |
Golden Leaf Tobacco Company INC Keysville, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-03-25 | Valid |
| N6867F | Cessna 421C |
81 Cessna 421 LLC Ladson, South Carolina |
Standard | 2024-03-16 | Valid |
| N1206K | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2024-03-06 | Valid |
| N421HS | Cessna 421C |
Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2024-03-05 | Valid |
| N421VG | Cessna 421C |
Cooper421 LLC Haltom City, Texas |
Standard | 2024-03-02 | Valid |
| N4VH | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-03-01 | Valid |
| N861HC | Cessna 421C |
N861Hc LLC Elk City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2024-02-28 | Valid |
| N421GJ | Cessna 421C |
Aeroventures 8 LLC Mount Carmel, Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-01-31 | Valid |
| N421SS | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-30 | Valid |
| N2658Z | Cessna 421C |
Virtue Genetics LLC Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
Standard | 2024-01-29 | Valid |
| N321CE | Cessna 421C |
Maroon Sky LLC Navasota, Texas |
Standard | 2024-01-25 | Valid |
| N630AD | Cessna 421C |
T Machine LLC Livingston, Montana |
Standard | 2024-01-25 | Valid |
| N371SB | Cessna 421C |
N333Bc LLC Franktown, Colorado |
Standard | 2024-01-24 | Valid |
| N421MF | Cessna 421C |
Gti Leasing LLC Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2024-01-18 | Valid |
| N904BC | Cessna 421C |
Fox 3 Partners LLC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-01-15 | Valid |
| N55RL | Cessna 421C |
Sound Harbor Aviation LLC Wilmington, North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-01-13 | Valid |
| N421FC | Cessna 421C |
Standard | 2024-01-02 | Valid | |
| N7135G | Cessna 421C |
Standard | 2024-01-02 | Valid | |
| N16QC | Cessna 421C |
Dawson Aircraft INC Clinton, Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-12-31 | Valid |
| N400BS | Cessna 421C |
Mb Aviation INC Larue, Texas |
Standard | 2023-12-13 | Valid |
| N421HF | Cessna 421C |
Wright Aviation LLC Lawton, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-12-13 | Valid |
| N421JL | Cessna 421C |
Wagner Distributing CO INC Auburn, California |
Standard | 2023-12-12 | Valid |
| N619AC | Cessna 421C |
Feed Yard Industrial Solutions LLC Amarillo, Texas |
Standard | 2023-12-12 | Valid |
| N918BV | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-12-08 | Valid |
| N6867L | Cessna 421C |
Rubin Broadcasting INC San Jose, California |
Standard | 2023-11-29 | Valid |
| N880JS | Cessna 421C |
Dodson International Parts INC Rantoul, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-11-16 | Valid |
| N334N | Cessna 421C |
Carter-Muthana Aero LLC Bakersfield, California |
Standard | 2023-11-12 | Valid |
| N393MP | Cessna 421C |
Dutch Indian Air LLC Riverdale, California |
Standard | 2023-10-28 | Valid |
| N502SA | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-18 | Valid |
| N866KA | Cessna 421C |
Bad Aire LLC Aledo, Texas |
Standard | 2023-10-13 | Valid |
| N421AN | Cessna 421C |
Sunrise Properties I LLC Bainbridge Island, Washington |
None on file | 2023-10-09 | Valid |
| N5497G | Cessna 421C |
Richardson Farms Land Mgt INC Pittsfield, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-10-09 | Valid |
| N421J | Cessna 421C |
421J LLC Chuckey, Tennessee |
Standard | 2023-09-27 | Valid |
| N4MZ | Cessna 421C |
Bank Of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2023-09-27 | Valid |
| N1206N | Cessna 421C |
Capital Group INC Garden City, Idaho |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | Valid |
| N264DC | Cessna 421C |
Airdvm LLC Rcho Sta Marg, California |
Standard | 2023-09-20 | Valid |
| N421LE | Cessna 421C |
N421Le LLC High Springs, Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-15 | Valid |
| N762TB | Cessna 421C |
Aero Crafter LLC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2023-09-07 | Valid |
| N67JV | Cessna 421C |
Next Gen Aviation LLC Jenks, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-09-06 | Valid |
| N859DM | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-09-06 | Valid |
| N41LJ | Cessna 421C |
Pic Aviation Group LLC Cornelia, Georgia |
Standard | 2023-08-30 | Valid |
| N12CR | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2023-08-27 | Valid |
| N540CC | Cessna 421C |
Andriopulos Salguero INC Hialeah, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | Valid |
| N421TG | Cessna 421C |
Withheld at owner's request | Standard | 2023-08-05 | Valid |
| N29XX | Cessna 421C |
Mustang Aeronautics LLC Chandler, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-08-02 | Valid |
| N459DM | Cessna 421C |
Stafford Wings LLC Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-07-30 | Valid |
| N421DB | Cessna 421C |
Acme 17 LLC Dublin, Ohio |
Standard | 2023-07-12 | Valid |
| N26533 | Cessna 421C |
Txoperation LLC Fort Scott, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-07-11 | Valid |
| N8378G | Cessna 421C |
Precision Guidance LLC Bloomington, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-07-01 | Valid |
| N706NC | Cessna 421C |
Gaylord Hangers LLC Gaylord, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-06-23 | Valid |
| N88584 | Cessna 421C |
Dallas Aero & Sales LLC Poplar, Montana |
Standard | 2023-06-22 | Valid |
| N79JF | Cessna 421C |
Four Twenty One LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Standard | 2023-05-31 | Valid |
| N421SR | Cessna 421C |
Wing Aero LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-05-27 | Valid |
| N100L | Cessna 421C |
Cozumel Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2023-05-26 | Valid |
| N214CC | Cessna 421C |
Steele Aviation LLC Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-05-18 | Valid |
| N421RJ | Cessna 421C |
Great Trends LLC Phoenix, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-05-13 | Valid |
| N617CC | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Kentucky |
Standard | 2023-05-13 | Valid |
| N936AF | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-08 | Valid |
| N421JN | Cessna 421C |
N421Jn Aviation LLC Wichita Falls, Texas |
None on file | 2023-05-03 | Valid |
| N808BV | Cessna 421C |
Flying Dutchman LLC Waipahu, Hawaii |
Standard | 2023-04-21 | Valid |
| N85KS | Cessna 421C |
Cnet Aviation LLC Lindale, Texas |
Standard | 2023-04-15 | Valid |
| N149AF | Cessna 421C |
Titan Group INC Tucson, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-04-12 | Valid |
| N2657N | Cessna 421C |
Loreto Aviation LLC Wahoo, Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-04-08 | Valid |
| N40ME | Cessna 421C |
Unlimited Boat Sales INC Page, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-04-06 | Valid |
| N567WA | Cessna 421C |
Jasper Aviation INC Jasper, Alabama |
Standard | 2023-04-03 | Valid |
| N421HG | Cessna 421C |
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2023-03-27 | Valid |
| N37417 | Cessna 421C |
Standard | 2023-03-22 | Valid | |
| N421L | Cessna 421C |
Campbell INC Williamston, South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-03-21 | Valid |
| N421PS | Cessna 421C |
Always Five Oclock LLC Laguna Hills, California |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | Valid |