N303DC1973 Cessna 402B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- Certificate issued
- Mar 1, 2024
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 30, 1995
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
- 402B
- Year
- 1973
- Serial number
- 402B-0303
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 10
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A32AC5
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Tsio-520 Ser
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 300 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2024 – nowIndividual ownercurrent
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 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 (7)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17-08 | Elevator Tab Control System | Sep 12, 2016 | Airframe (402B) |
| 2009-16-03 | Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… | Sep 9, 2009 | Engine (TSIO-520 SER)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. |
| 2009-04-04 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, and 402B Airplanes | Mar 2, 2009 | Airframe (402B)Certain serial numbers: 401 655; 401 401-0001–401-0322; 401A 655; 401A 401A0001–401A0132; 401B 401B0001–401B0221; 402 402-0001–402-0322; … |
| 2005-20-25 | The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 404, 411… | Nov 9, 2005 | Airframe (402B)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. |
| 2005-12-12 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 411, and 411A Airplanes | Jun 22, 2005 | Airframe (402B) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-16 | Cessna Aircraft Company 300 and 400 Series Airplanes | Feb 15, 2000 | Airframe (402B) |
| 98-04-28 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models T303, 310R, T310R, 335, 340A, 402B, 402C, 404, F406, 414… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (402B) |
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 · cylinder · crackedFeb 28, 1997
WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING A LEAKING INTAKE VALVE GUIDE SEAL, FOUND A CRACK IN THE NR 1 CYL EXHAUST PORT. FOUND SAME CRACKS IN NR 4 AND NR 5 CYLINDERS. YOU CANNOT SEE THEM WITHOUT DROPPING THE EXHAUST STACKS OFF THE ENGINE. THESE CYLINDERS HAD APPROX 850 HOURS SMOH, BUT HAVE BEEN O.H. 2 PREVIOUS TIMES…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · switch · failedFeb 25, 1997
AFTER TAKEOFF, THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, A/C RETURNED TO BASE. FOUND LANDING GEAR SAFETY SWITCH DEFECTIVE. REPLACED SWITCH WITH CESSNA KIT SK 421-136B. OUR PARTS VENDOR STATED THAT DUE TO UNRELIABILITY, THE OLD STYLE SWITCH IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR SALE. GEAR OPS NORMAL AFTER…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026