N3131K1972 Cessna 402B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Registered owner
- Amazon Aero Corp
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Wilmington, DE
- Certificate issued
- Aug 23, 2024
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2031
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 25, 1972
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
- 1972
- Serial number
- 402B0248
- 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
- A3547B
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 – nowAmazon Aero CorpWilmington, DE · current
- 1952 – 1954Individual ownerNorth Augusta, SC · different airframe: 1946 Culver V S/N V-350
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 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 (4)
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.
- Landing gear · bolt · shearedSep 22, 2000
BOLT, P/N NAS464P4, SHEARED CAUSING SIDE LOAD ON THE BELLCRANK BREAKING THE ATTACH POINT AT THE GEAR LIGHT SAFETY SWITCH. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · bulkhead · crackedFeb 21, 1996
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE LT WING TIP FUEL TANK ATTACH BULKHEAD WAS FOUND CRACKED. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED TWO INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE WING ATTACH BOLT. SUBMITTER STATED THIS CONDITION GOING UNREPAIRED, WOULD RESULT IN LOSS OF WING TIP FUEL TANK AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · fork bolt · elongated holeJan 5, 1996
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THE LEFT LANDING GEAR RETRACT LINKAGE HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TORQUE TUBE FORK BOLT HOLE WAS SEVERELY ELONGATED. FORK BOLT IS COVERED UNDER AD 76-13-07 WHICH REQUIRES REPLACEMENT AT 5,000 HOUR INTERVALS. THIS PART HAD BEEN REPLACED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fuel · bulkhead · crackedSep 6, 1995
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, NOTICED THE RIGHT MAIN WING TIP FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AFT BULKHEAD AND AFT WING ATTACH BULKHEAD WERE CRACKED. SUBMITTER STATED IF CONDITION WOULD HAVE GONE UNNOTICED, IT WOULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN WING TIP FUEL TANK DEPARTING THE…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026