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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N88646 | Cessna 421C |
Eagle Air LLC Garden Ridge, Texas |
Standard | 2023-03-09 | Valid |
| N821KA | Cessna 421C |
Ka Consulting LLC San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Standard | 2023-02-24 | Valid |
| N513FS | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Texas |
None on file | 2023-02-12 | Valid |
| N818X | Cessna 421C |
Jays Aircraft Maintenance INC Costa Mesa, California |
Standard | 2023-02-11 | Valid |
| N87386 | Cessna 421C |
Golden Eagle Flyers INC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
None on file | 2023-02-10 | Valid |
| N268JB | Cessna 421C |
In Tune Entertainment INC Scottsdale, Arizona |
Standard | 2023-02-04 | Valid |
| N421MG | Cessna 421C |
Cowtown Aviation LLC Hastings, Nebraska |
Standard | 2023-01-31 | Valid |
| N421BM | Cessna 421C |
Cnet Technologies LLC Temple, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-28 | Valid |
| N600DC | Cessna 421C |
Herron Aviation Group LLC Dexter, Michigan |
Standard | 2023-01-24 | Valid |
| N90MK | Cessna 421C |
Bs LLC Huntsville, Texas |
Standard | 2023-01-23 | Valid |
| N411MZ | Cessna 421C |
Songbird Air LLC Lakewood, Colorado |
Standard | 2023-01-17 | Valid |
| N12RJ | Cessna 421C |
Desert Air Ambulance INC Blythe, California |
Standard | 2023-01-16 | Valid |
| N92CV | Cessna 421C |
Randall Grier Ministries Owasso, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2023-01-11 | Valid |
| N284DM | Cessna 421C |
Dreamworks Aviation LLC Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
Standard | 2023-01-06 | Valid |
| N723ES | Cessna 421C |
Es Owens LLC Mustang, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-12-28 | Valid |
| N50L | Cessna 421C |
Wildcat Aeroplanes LLC Sedalia, Colorado |
Standard | 2022-12-21 | Valid |
| N577RJ | Cessna 421C |
Aviation Trust Company LLC Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2022-12-19 | Valid |
| N421CX | Cessna 421C |
Patriot Aircraft Specialist LLC Boynton Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2022-12-08 | Valid |
| N421LQ | Cessna 421C |
Apex A & K LLC Englewood, Florida |
Standard | 2022-12-01 | Valid |
| N311BC | Cessna 421C |
311Bc LLC Channelview, Texas |
Standard | 2022-11-08 | Valid |
| N66CL | Cessna 421C |
Liberty Eagle LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2022-10-21 | Valid |
| N421V | Cessna 421C |
Head Rest LTD LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2022-10-15 | Valid |
| N421TP | Cessna 421C |
Double R Aviation LLC Reno, Nevada |
Standard | 2022-10-11 | Valid |
| N4162G | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-10-08 | Valid |
| N57WA | Cessna 421C |
E2 Hangar LLC Folsom, California |
None on file | 2022-09-21 | Valid |
| N421VR | Cessna 421C |
421Vr LLC Denver, Colorado |
Standard | 2022-09-17 | Valid |
| N720FS | Cessna 421C |
Vero Executive Flyers INC Fort Pierce, Florida |
Standard | 2022-09-06 | Valid |
| N421JW | Cessna 421C |
Wheels Up Aviation LLC Edmond, Oklahoma |
Restricted | 2022-09-02 | Valid |
| N834RM | Cessna 421C |
Infinity Properties LLC Summerset, South Dakota |
None on file | 2022-08-29 | Valid |
| N421DC | Cessna 421C |
Mw Holdings LLC Greensboro, North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-08-26 | Valid |
| N6866L | Cessna 421C |
Poquoy Brook Aviation LLC North Attleboro, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2022-08-25 | Valid |
| N421AA | Cessna 421C |
Hammett Holdings LLC Townsend, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-08-16 | Valid |
| N421WT | Cessna 421C |
West One Holdings INC Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Standard | 2022-08-10 | Valid |
| N554CC | Cessna 421C |
Amg/Sherfick Aviation LLC Noblesville, Indiana |
Standard | 2022-08-06 | Valid |
| N421TV | Cessna 421C |
Yuba City Solar Millennium Fund LLC Rocklin, California |
Standard | 2022-08-04 | Valid |
| N2LY | Cessna 421C |
Magnolia Air LLC Starkville, Mississippi |
Standard | 2022-08-01 | Valid |
| N87GK | Cessna 421C |
Alpha Zulu Aviation LLC Spring, Texas |
Standard | 2022-07-27 | Valid |
| N262MC | Cessna 421C |
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-07-19 | Valid |
| N55WS | Cessna 421C |
Four To One LLC Decatur, Alabama |
Standard | 2022-07-16 | Valid |
| N878DM | Cessna 421C |
Fly North 421 LLC Helena, Montana |
Standard | 2022-07-08 | Valid |
| N994MZ | Cessna 421C |
Mahz Air LLC Laredo, Texas |
Standard | 2022-06-23 | Valid |
| N421LF | Cessna 421C |
Haynes Aviation LLC Caruthersville, Missouri |
Standard | 2022-06-14 | Valid |
| N378K | Cessna 421C |
Aga Aviation LLC Lewes, Delaware |
None on file | 2022-06-03 | Valid |
| N749CA | Cessna 421C |
Big Bear Resorts INC Big Bear Lake, California |
None on file | 2022-05-21 | Valid |
| N421JP | Cessna 421C |
Bbm Aviation LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2022-05-19 | Valid |
| N438EL | Cessna 421C |
1 Stop Sod & Landscaping INC Orlando, Florida |
Standard | 2022-05-10 | Valid |
| N37404 | Cessna 421C |
Bear Giant LLC Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
Standard | 2022-05-05 | Valid |
| N819RA | Cessna 421C |
Ronald Jinsky LLC Beloit, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2022-04-19 | Valid |
| N421MU | Cessna 421C |
N421Mu LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2022-04-12 | Valid |
| N421HA | Cessna 421C |
Hill Aircraft & Leasing CORP Atlanta, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-03-23 | Valid |
| N421A | Cessna 421C |
Gone Flyin LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-03-10 | Valid |
| N421TF | Cessna 421C |
Intrepid Enterprises LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2022-03-09 | Valid |
| N88537 | Cessna 421C |
Gink2 LLC Elkhorn, Nebraska |
Standard | 2022-02-25 | Valid |
| N451AM | Cessna 421C |
Palm Tree Adventures LLC Austin, Texas |
Standard | 2022-02-15 | Valid |
| N721HB | Cessna 421C |
Brazilco Aviation LLC Missouri City, Texas |
None on file | 2022-01-14 | Valid |
| N659RJ | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2022-01-06 | Valid |
| N48CP | Cessna 421C |
Douglas Aviation LTD South Barrington, Illinois |
Standard | 2021-12-22 | Valid |
| N421EW | Cessna 421C |
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2021-12-10 | Valid |
| N184X | Cessna 421C |
Titan Island Aviation LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2021-12-02 | Valid |
| N421TA | Cessna 421C |
Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt, |
Standard | 2021-11-16 | Valid |
| N421FZ | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2021-11-13 | Valid |
| N3920C | Cessna 421C |
N3920C Lc Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2021-10-23 | Valid |
| N421TC | Cessna 421C |
Athar Glenola LLC Mars, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2021-09-30 | Valid |
| N241EW | Cessna 421C |
Fort Carlos LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2021-09-24 | Valid |
| N92DF | Cessna 421C |
N92Df Slo LLC Arroyo Grande, California |
Standard | 2021-09-24 | Valid |
| N8GA | Cessna 421C |
Lambeth Air LLC Sitka, Alaska |
Standard | 2021-09-15 | Valid |
| N1421M | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Nevada |
Standard | 2021-09-14 | Valid |
| N421TE | Cessna 421C |
Torgerson'S LLC Ethridge, Montana |
Standard | 2021-09-08 | Valid |
| N540CA | Cessna 421C |
Spradlin Flying Service INC Petersburg, Texas |
Standard | 2021-09-08 | Valid |
| N188GW | Cessna 421C |
Brown Die Casting & Manufacturing INC Royse City, Texas |
Standard | 2021-09-02 | Valid |
| N421RN | Cessna 421C |
Tvpx Aircraft Solutions INC Trustee North Salt Lake, Utah |
Standard | 2021-08-24 | Valid |
| N421WC | Cessna 421C |
One Eyed Pilot LLC Columbia, South Carolina |
Standard | 2021-08-19 | Valid |
| N821TT | Cessna 421C |
Home By Dark LLC Fredericksburg, Texas |
Standard | 2021-08-16 | Valid |
| N300BR | Cessna 421C |
Mach Tuck Aero Group LLC Elkhorn, Nebraska |
Standard | 2021-08-12 | Valid |
| N73HM | Cessna 421C |
Trn Aviation LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-08-03 | Valid |
| N18TC | Cessna 421C |
Aviotti INC Henderson, Nevada |
Standard | 2021-07-29 | Valid |
| N421DE | Cessna 421C |
Rs Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-07-21 | Valid |
| N421AS | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-07-20 | Valid |
| N265RG | Cessna 421C |
Herron Aviation Group LLC Dexter, Michigan |
Standard | 2021-07-19 | Valid |
| N24GB | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner Montana |
Standard | 2021-06-21 | Valid |
| N903JD | Cessna 421C |
Airventure LLC Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2021-06-14 | Valid |
| N344TC | Cessna 421C |
International Air Services INC Trustee Carson City, Nevada |
Standard | 2021-06-05 | Valid |
| N3968G | Cessna 421C |
Watkins Aviation LLC Golden Valley, Minnesota |
Standard | 2021-05-18 | Valid |
| N200TN | Cessna 421C |
I & V Aviation LLC Missoula, Montana |
Standard | 2021-05-17 | Valid |
| N421Q | Cessna 421C |
Golden Eagle Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-05-06 | Valid |
| N421CP | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2021-04-29 | Valid |
| N421JS | Cessna 421C |
Bank Of Utah Trustee Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2021-04-23 | Valid |
| N755BC | Cessna 421C |
Mav Management LLC Rockledge, Florida |
Standard | 2021-04-13 | Valid |
| N245T | Cessna 421C |
High Country Aero LTD Berthoud, Colorado |
Standard | 2021-04-07 | Valid |
| N925BK | Cessna 421C |
Acom Electronic Measurement Technology INC Milpitas, California |
Standard | 2021-03-10 | Valid |
| N422D | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-03-09 | Valid |
| N196FS | Cessna 421C |
Technical Education Services INC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Standard | 2021-02-19 | Valid |
| N421JE | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2021-02-19 | Valid |
| N6834C | Cessna 421C |
High Performance Aero LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2021-02-09 | Valid |
| N8355 | Cessna 421C |
Premier Plus Aviation INC Fort Pierce, Florida |
Standard | 2021-02-01 | Valid |
| N488K | Cessna 421C |
Redcell Air INC Miami, Florida |
Standard | 2021-01-26 | Valid |
| N421BR | Cessna 421C |
Control Data INC Melbourne Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2021-01-05 | Valid |
| N421JR | Cessna 421C |
421Jr LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2020-12-16 | Valid |
| N274MB | Cessna 421C |
Adams Aviation Services INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-12-11 | Valid |
| N421GP | Cessna 421C |
Circle Capital Industrial Iac LLC Dover, Delaware |
Standard | 2020-12-10 | Valid |