N409EX1979 Cessna 404
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Apr 8, 2004.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19823 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026- Last registered owner
- Durango Air Service INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Durango, CO
- Certificate issued
- Dec 1, 1994
- Canceled
- Apr 8, 2004
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 25, 1979
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
- 1979
- Serial number
- 404-0436
- 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
- A4CE8A
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor 6-285-A
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 285 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1994 – 2004Durango Air Service INCDurango, CO
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 (3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (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.
- Reciprocating engine · bolts · failedJul 20, 1998
TRU-BOLTS (UPPER TWO) AND UPPER TWO CYLINDER HOLD-DOWN STUDS FOUND BROKEN ON NR 6 CYLINDER OF THE NR 1 ENGINE. CAUSED EXHAUST STACK TO BREAK AT FLANGE. EXHAUST GAS DAMAGED CROSS MEMBER OF ENGINE CRADLE, PROP GOVERNOR, COWLING AND IGNITION HARNESS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · bracket · crackedJan 20, 1997
ON PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT NOTICED 'CLUNKING' SOUND IN RUDDER WHEN IT WAS MOVED. INSPECTION OF RUDDER FOUND BALANCE WEIGHT SEPARATED FROM MOUNTING BRACKET WHICH WAS CRACKED OUT AT BOTH NUTPLATES WHICH ATTACH WEIGHT. REPAIRED MOUNTING BRACKET. HIGH AIRCRAFT TIME. WEAK DESIGN, MOUNT BRACKET IS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · separator · frozeJan 18, 1996
THE AIR OUTLETS OF THE AIR/OIL SEPARATORS FROZE OVER, APPARENTLY, FROM INTERNAL MOISTURE CAUSING ALL ENGINE OIL TO BE PUMPED OVERBOARD ON THE LEFT ENGINE AND ALL BUT 3 QUARTS ON RIGHT ENGINE. LEFT ENGINE FAILED DUE TO OIL STARVATION.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Reciprocating engine · oil separator · frozeJan 8, 1996
AIR/OIL SEPARATOR OUTLET FROZE SHUT. ENGINE PUMPED OIL OVERBOARD. ENGINE FAILED, THREW ROD THROUGH CASE.
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