Aircraft record

N402PA1973 Cessna 402B

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply1 service difficulty report

Registration: Valid; expires Aug 31, 2028
Based in: Fort Lauderdale, FL; owner city / state
Engine: TSIO-520 SER · 300 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 2015
NTSB events: None; since 1982
ADs may apply: 7; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 1; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Registered owner: Air Flight INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Certificate issued: Aug 5, 2015
Expires: Aug 31, 2028
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Feb 20, 1990

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Cessna
Model: 402B
Year: 1973
Serial number: 402B0329
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: A4B555

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

2015 – nowAir Flight INCFort Lauderdale, FL · current
Date unknownIndividual ownerdifferent airframe: Boeing 707-321b S/N 18833

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (0)

No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.

Accident history for this model

ADs 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)

Show all 7 ADs

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 (1)

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.

Fuel · selector valve · unknownJan 6, 2024
ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, CAPTAIN EXPERIENCED A SERVICE DIFFICULTY IN OUR N402PA (CESSNA 402-B) AIRCRAFT ON A PART 135 FLIGHT. CAPTAIN WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE RIGHT FUEL SELECTOR FROM THE "AUX" TO THE "MAIN" POSITION. AS A RESULT, THE RIGHT ENGINE EXPERIENCED FUEL STARVATION AND FLAMED OUT ON FINAL…
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

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