N401TJ1979 Cessna 402C
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19829 ADs may apply13 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Hyannis Air Service INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Hyannis, MA
- Certificate issued
- Sep 14, 2000
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Oct 6, 1999
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
- 402C
- Year
- 1979
- Serial number
- 402C0109
- 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
- A4B20A
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- 2000 – nowHyannis Air Service INCHyannis, MA · current
- until 1991Tyler Jet Aircraft Sales INCTyler, TX · different airframe: Beechcraft 100 S/N B84
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 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 (9)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-09 | Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes | Jun 7, 2017 | Airframe (402C)Certain serial numbers: 402C 402C0001–402C1020; 414A 414A0001–414A1212. Only with: Equipped with Cessna Multi-Engine Service Kit SK402-47 (Original Issue, Rev A, or Rev B) or nacelle fittings P/Ns 5292029-9, -10, -11, -12, -21, -22, -23, or -24. |
| 2016-17-08 | Elevator Tab Control System | Sep 12, 2016 | Airframe (402C) |
| 2015-07-03 | Nacelles/Pylons | Apr 24, 2015 | Airframe (402C)Certain serial numbers: 402C 402C0001–402C1020; 414A 414A0001–414A1212 |
| 2012-23-01 | Wings | Dec 26, 2012 | Airframe (402C)Only with: Model 402C modified by STC SA927NW; Model 414A modified by STC SA892NW. |
| 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. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-20-25 | The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 404, 411… | Nov 9, 2005 | Airframe (402C)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. |
| 2005-12-13 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 402C and 414A Airplanes | Jun 22, 2005 | Airframe (402C) |
| 2000-01-16 | Cessna Aircraft Company 300 and 400 Series Airplanes | Feb 15, 2000 | Airframe (402C) |
| 98-04-28 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models T303, 310R, T310R, 335, 340A, 402B, 402C, 404, F406, 414… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (402C) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (13)
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.
- Propellers · control cable · brokenSep 2, 2020
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT PROPELLER RAN AWAY IN FLIGHT, BUT DID NOT OVERSPEED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND THAT THE PROPELLER CONTROL CABLE HAD BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT PROPELLER CONTROL CABLE ASSEMBLY. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · exhaust valve · failedDec 1, 2016
PILOT REPORTED "LEFT ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND WON'T IDLE BELOW 500 RPM". UPON INSPECTION MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 5 CYLINDER WAS READING ZERO COMPRESSION DUE TO AN EXHAUST VALVE CRACKED IN HALF. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE CYLINDER AND PISTON ASSEMBLY WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · torque tube · brokenOct 27, 2016
PILOT REPORTED THE BRAKES FAILED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE. DURING INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE BRAKE PEDAL TORQUE TUBE CRACKED & BROKEN, REMOVED AND REPLACED TORQUE TUBE ASSEMBLY. NO FURTHER DEFECTS WERE NOTED.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Reciprocating engine · exhaust valve · damagedAug 29, 2016
CYLINDER REMOVED DUE TO LOW COMPRESSION AT INSPECTION. EXHAUST VALVE DISPLAYS EVIDENCE OF HEAT DAMAGE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Doors · door · openAug 24, 2015
PILOT REPORTED CREW DOOR IN FLIGHT UNLATCHED & CAME OPEN. INSPECTED THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. DAMAGE NOTED AT FWD HINGE & REPAIRED AS NECESSARY. CREW WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY IF THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED DURING FLIGHT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Flight controls · control cable · frayedMay 23, 2014
DURING A PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION THE PILOT REPORTED CAPTAINS CONTROL YOKE HAS A SPONGY FEEL WHEN PULLED AFT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED & FOUND THE RT ELEVATOR CABLE, PN 5200008-31CR, FRAYED AT FS 112.07, ALONG WITH DAMAGE TO THE AILERON CABLE GUARD PIN PN NAS427K22. THE RT ELEVATOR CABLE WAS REPLACED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · drag brace · crackedMar 11, 2011
AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE OEM PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMIT. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN CESSNA MEB941-11R1 & RETURNED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · drag brace · crackedJan 27, 2011
AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE OEM PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMIT. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN MEB941-11R1 & RETURNED TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · gyro · unreliableMay 12, 2009
IFR CONDITION, CREW REPORTED HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR UNRELIABLE IN SLAVE AND UN-SLAVED MODE. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED KG-102 REMOTE GYRO. SYSTEM CHECKED OK. RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Navigation · gyro · unreliableMay 12, 2009
IFR CONDITIONS, CREW REPORTED HORIZONTAL SITUATION INDICATOR UNRELABLE IN SLAVE AND UN-SLAVE MODE. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN, DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Showing the 10 most recent of 13 reports.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026