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Cessna 421C · 1977 · Carbondale, IL
N427CC is a 1977 Cessna 421C (serial 421C0348), registered to Board Of Trustees Of Southern Illinois University (government) in Carbondale, IL. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires January 2032; the airworthiness certificate dates from August 1977 (49 years ago). It carries 2 Cont Motor GTSI0-520-F-K engines rated at 435 hp each (870 hp total), the engine on 34% of registered Cessna 421Cs. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A515D5. It is one of 501 Cessna 421C aircraft on the FAA registry. Board Of Trustees Of Southern Illinois University holds 25 aircraft on the registry.
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121 of the 352 registered Cessna 421C carry this engine (34%), across 15 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
A Cessna 421C needs roughly 4,500 ft of runway for takeoff at sea level (takeoff distance ~3,900 ft plus a 15% safety margin). Check it against a destination airport →
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