N103RC1977 Cessna 404
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19825 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Sonrise Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Portland, IN
- Certificate issued
- Apr 25, 2023
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 29, 2012
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 404
- Year
- 1977
- Serial number
- 4040108
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 8
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A01153
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Tsio-520-M
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 310 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2023 – nowSonrise Aviation LLCPortland, IN · current
- 1994 – 2005River City Aviation INCMalden, MO · different airframe: 1975 Mitsubishi Mu-2b-36 S/N 673
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (5)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-16 | Reciprocating Engine Power Section | Mar 15, 2023 | Engine (TSIO-520-M) |
| 2009-16-03 | Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… | Sep 9, 2009 | Engine (TSIO-520-M)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed. |
| 2005-20-25 | The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 404, 411… | Nov 9, 2005 | Airframe (404)Certain serial numbers: 401 655; 401 401-0001–401-0322; 401A 655; 401A 401A0001–401A0132; 401B 401B0001–401B0221; 402 402-0001–402-0322; …. Only with: Equipped with an avionics bus circuit breaker switch P/N CM3589-50, 593-250-101, 593-250-102, W31-X2M5A-50, or W31-X1000-50. |
| 2000-01-16 | Cessna Aircraft Company 300 and 400 Series Airplanes | Feb 15, 2000 | Airframe (404) |
| 98-04-28 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models T303, 310R, T310R, 335, 340A, 402B, 402C, 404, F406, 414… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (404) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (2)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Reciprocating engine · case · crackedJun 15, 2019
WHILE ON A ONE MILE FINAL APPROACH, THE RIGHT HAND ENGINE DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP WAS SELECTED TO HIGH BUT THE LOSS OF POWER DID NOT IMPROVE. THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND THE PROPELLER FEATHERED. THE APPROACH CONTINUED WITH AN UNEVENTFUL…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · hose · deterioratedMay 6, 2014
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED THE LT ENG OIL PRESS DROPPING. ONCE THE OIL PRESS DROPPED BELOW THE GREEN ARC, SHUT DOWN THE LT ENG & CONTACTED CTR. DIVERTED TO ALTERNATE AIRPORT, MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. THE OIL WAS BEING DUMPED OVERBOARD THROUGH THE AIR & OIL SEPARATOR CAN. WHILE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026