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 · 770
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N40JC | Cessna 421B |
Dbs Aviation LLC Sulphur Springs, Texas |
Standard | 2015-09-29 | Valid |
| N421TD | Cessna 421C |
Performance Aviation LLC Novi, Michigan |
Standard | 2015-08-26 | Valid |
| N53MG | Cessna 421C |
28 Lv LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2015-08-26 | Valid |
| N421PL | Cessna 421C |
Bdy LLC Winter Park, Florida |
Standard | 2015-07-02 | Valid |
| N341RB | Cessna 421C |
Romeo Bravo LLC Thompson, Missouri |
Standard | 2015-06-29 | Valid |
| N5355J | Cessna 421C |
Rusty Simpson LLC Nemo, Texas |
Standard | 2015-06-26 | Valid |
| N421RM | Cessna 421A |
Eagle Air LLC North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Standard | 2015-06-12 | Valid |
| N13HL | Cessna 421B |
Freedom 421B LLC Jacksonville, Florida |
Standard | 2015-05-22 | Valid |
| N121AQ | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2015-04-28 | Valid |
| N12KN | Cessna 421 |
Jane Air LLC Kalamazoo, Michigan |
Standard | 2015-04-02 | Valid |
| N421GF | Cessna 421C |
Geafr LLC Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-03-26 | Valid |
| N421RG | Cessna 421C |
Zulu Forty One LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2015-03-25 | Valid |
| N2345A | Cessna 421B |
Aeolus Gold LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2015-03-03 | Valid |
| N8093Q | Cessna 421B |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2015-02-23 | Valid |
| N744CA | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2015-02-18 | Valid |
| N960EM | Cessna 421B |
Cowboy Up Aviation LLC Fort Worth, Texas |
Standard | 2014-11-20 | Valid |
| N458VC | Cessna 421B |
Wing And A Prayer LLC Sarasota, Florida |
Standard | 2014-11-13 | Valid |
| N13PG | Cessna 421C |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2014-11-03 | Valid |
| N850RM | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2014-10-30 | Valid |
| N421YB | Cessna 421C |
Botsis Aircraft Limited INC Chesterland, Ohio |
None on file | 2014-10-03 | Valid |
| N41WF | Cessna 421C |
Jack Ryan Aviation Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey |
Standard | 2014-09-17 | Valid |
| N679JJ | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-09-11 | Valid |
| N421JM | Cessna 421B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2014-08-18 | Valid |
| N321HA | Cessna 421B |
Skytook LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-07-15 | Valid |
| N502AT | Cessna 421B |
Air Note LLC Delray Beach, Florida |
Standard | 2014-05-22 | Valid |
| N421SE | Cessna 421B |
Quonset Aviation LLC North Kingstown, Rhode Island |
Standard | 2014-04-10 | Valid |
| N888ED | Cessna 421B |
Golden Eagle Express LLC Dodge City, Kansas |
Standard | 2014-04-08 | Valid |
| N30LT | Cessna 421C |
Juans Adios LLC Newark, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-02-11 | Valid |
| N421PA | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2014-01-02 | Valid |
| N421WS | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-12-04 | Valid |
| N5949M | Cessna 421B |
Snflk Leasing LLC Andrews, Texas |
Standard | 2013-09-03 | Valid |
| N811PG | Cessna 421C |
H&S Aircraft LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Standard | 2013-08-14 | Valid |
| N421CL | Cessna 421B |
Employment Services INC DBA Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Standard | 2013-08-09 | Valid |
| N31CU | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2013-08-08 | Valid |
| N558BF | Cessna 421C |
Matrix Aviation LLC Birmingham, Michigan |
Standard | 2013-08-06 | Valid |
| N421BC | Cessna 421C |
Spray Brothers Aviation LLC Great Bend, Kansas |
Standard | 2013-07-10 | Valid |
| N122SW | Cessna 421B |
American Petroleum CORP Ratliff City, Oklahoma |
None on file | 2013-05-06 | Valid |
| N421FN | Cessna 421C |
Keys Aviation LLC Murrells Inlet, South Carolina |
Standard | 2013-05-01 | Valid |
| N234DA | Cessna 421B |
Destination Management LLC Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2013-03-27 | Valid |
| N8430N | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2013-03-26 | Valid |
| N34AG | Cessna 421C |
J D Aviation Leasing LLC Mundelein, Illinois |
Standard | 2013-01-24 | Valid |
| N42776 | Cessna 421B |
Hap'S Air INC Ames, Iowa |
Standard | 2013-01-18 | Valid |
| N485CB | Cessna 421C |
Blue Pathways LLC Statesville, North Carolina |
Standard | 2013-01-04 | Valid |
| N421PR | Cessna 421C |
Personal Air LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2012-12-19 | Valid |
| N8HT | Cessna 421C |
Servicetec LLC Kalamazoo, Michigan |
Standard | 2012-11-06 | Valid |
| N21SG | Cessna 421C |
Two One Sierra Golf LLC Seattle, Washington |
Standard | 2012-09-18 | Valid |
| N421JC | Cessna 421C |
Lonestar Aviation LLC Las Cruces, New Mexico |
Standard | 2012-08-28 | Valid |
| N311CA | Cessna 421C |
Southern Wings LLC Shreveport, Louisiana |
Standard | 2012-08-07 | Valid |
| N71JR | Cessna 421C |
Southgate Development INC Wichita Falls, Texas |
Standard | 2012-07-26 | Valid |
| N800SM | Cessna 421B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2012-06-22 | Valid |
| N421XL | Cessna 421C |
Locaero Services INC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2012-06-21 | Valid |
| N21WU | Cessna 421C |
Dallas Aero & Sales LLC Poplar, Montana |
Standard | 2012-06-15 | Valid |
| N726RT | Cessna 421C |
Crotts Aircraft Service INC Dodge City, Kansas |
Standard | 2012-06-15 | Valid |
| N421LL | Cessna 421C |
Whirlybird Aviation LLC Bend, Oregon |
Standard | 2012-05-25 | Valid |
| N977SM | Cessna 421B |
Kmc Aviation Leasing LLC Indianapolis, Indiana |
Standard | 2012-04-23 | Valid |
| N421HT | Cessna 421C |
421 Aviation LLC Hale Center, Texas |
Standard | 2012-04-19 | Valid |
| N75CB | Cessna 421B |
Eastmann Transport Services LLC El Paso, Texas |
Standard | 2012-04-16 | Valid |
| N716RM | Cessna 421B |
Mattracks Promotions INC Karlstad, Minnesota |
Standard | 2012-03-09 | Valid |
| N488DM | Cessna 421C |
Aircraft One LTD Grand Rapids, Michigan |
None on file | 2012-02-15 | Valid |
| N421MC | Cessna 421B |
Blue Bottom INC Los Angeles, California |
Standard | 2011-05-14 | Valid |
| N92PS | Cessna 421B |
Meshoppen Air LLC Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2011-05-10 | Valid |
| N706AA | Cessna 421C |
Archer Automotive INC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2011-05-04 | Valid |
| N28RH | Cessna 421C |
National Airplane Sales & Leasing CORP Lima, Ohio |
Standard | 2011-04-12 | Valid |
| N33UW | Cessna 421C |
Padf LLC Fort Collins, Colorado |
Standard | 2011-04-11 | Valid |
| N4572L | Cessna 421 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2011-03-15 | Valid |
| N26HE | Cessna 421C |
Mccreery Aviation CO INC Mcallen, Texas |
Standard | 2011-03-07 | Valid |
| N421AT | Cessna 421C |
Wasson-Ece Instrumentation INC Fort Collins, Colorado |
None on file | 2011-02-07 | Valid |
| N61AJ | Cessna 421C |
Coco Air LTD Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2011-01-31 | Valid |
| N942SW | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2011-01-27 | Valid |
| N365F | Cessna 421C |
Dci Air LLC Dodge City, Kansas |
Standard | 2010-12-10 | Valid |
| N400BJ | Cessna 421B |
Airrich LLC Largo, Florida |
Standard | 2010-07-06 | Valid |
| N112MJ | Cessna 421C |
Tm Aero LLC Riverview, Florida |
Standard | 2010-05-17 | Valid |
| N212RV | Cessna 421C |
Minuteman 12 LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2010-05-03 | Valid |
| N421CW | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2010-04-08 | Valid |
| N5397J | Cessna 421B |
Cp Aviation LLC Washington, District of Columbia |
Standard | 2010-03-25 | Valid |
| N411CK | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2010-02-08 | Valid |
| N87PP | Cessna 421C |
Aerospace Trust Management LLC Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2009-12-22 | Valid |
| N421DN | Cessna 421 |
Del Mar College Corpus Christi, Texas |
Standard | 2009-10-26 | Valid |
| N818AK | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2008-09-24 | Valid |
| N355RT | Cessna 421B |
Beechwood Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2008-05-12 | Valid |
| N237SM | Cessna 421C |
Western Rivers Aircraft LLC Paducah, Kentucky |
Standard | 2007-10-29 | Valid |
| N87561 | Cessna 421C |
Forest Aire LLC Flagstaff, Arizona |
Standard | 2007-08-11 | Valid |
| N711TP | Cessna 421B |
Individual owner California |
Restricted | 2007-07-25 | Valid |
| N421AP | Cessna 421C |
Premier Air Services LTD Canton, Ohio |
Standard | 2007-04-30 | Valid |
| N8181G | Cessna 421C |
Airplane LLC Coeur D Alene, Idaho |
Standard | 2007-04-13 | Valid |
| N44SC | Cessna 421A |
Air Charter Solutions INC Bloomington, Minnesota |
Standard | 2007-03-22 | Valid |
| N8AV | Cessna 421B |
Otis Air Service INC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2007-03-15 | Valid |
| N2657G | Cessna 421C |
B & K Leasing INC Nantucket, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2007-02-14 | Valid |
| N421GS | Cessna 421C |
Starlight Aviation LLC Houston, Texas |
Standard | 2007-01-31 | Valid |
| N466JW | Cessna 421C |
Wf Construction INC La Verne, California |
Standard | 2006-12-13 | Valid |
| N423TM | Cessna 421C |
Jp Aviation Leasing LLC Salt Lake City, Utah |
Standard | 2006-05-03 | Valid |
| N421RD | Cessna 421 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2006-05-02 | Valid |
| N101TA | Cessna 421C |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2006-04-20 | Valid |
| N34AD | Cessna 421C |
Premiere Aviation INC Concord, California |
Standard | 2006-02-28 | Valid |
| N622TR | Cessna 421C |
L C A INC Alamo, California |
Standard | 2006-02-01 | Valid |
| N31KT | Cessna 421B |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2005-12-20 | Valid |
| N307FM | Cessna 421C |
Norris Aviation LLC Mansfield, Texas |
Standard | 2005-12-13 | Valid |
| N421WN | Cessna 421C |
Contractors Flight Service LLC La Jolla, California |
Standard | 2005-12-12 | Valid |
| N37424 | Cessna 421C |
Flight Development LLC Wichita, Kansas |
Standard | 2005-10-24 | Valid |
| N5CH | Cessna 421 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Standard | 2005-06-28 | Valid |