N438TACessna 525C
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Chupacabra Express LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- N Richland Hills, TX
- Certificate issued
- Mar 13, 2019
- Expires
- Mar 31, 2029
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
- 525C
- Serial number
- 525C0038
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Not Type Certificated
- Seats
- 11
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- 20,000 and over lb
- Mode S code
- A54280
Engine
- Type
- Turbo-fan
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2019 – nowChupacabra Express LLCN Richland Hills, TX · current
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 (1)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-21-51 | Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes | Nov 1, 2011 | Airframe (525C)Certain serial numbers: 525C 0001–0052. Only with: Lithium-ion battery, Cessna P/N 9914788-1, installed as the main aircraft battery. |
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.
- Navigation · none · inoperativeMay 11, 2021
PILOT REPORTS WEATHER RADAR FAULT IS PRESENT. COMPLIED WITH R&R OF WEATHER RADAR. OPS CHECKED OK. AIRCRAFT OK FOR RTS.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Equipment and furnishings · strut · inoperativeSep 24, 2020
PILOT REPORTS HE COULD NOT OPERATE NUMBER 3 PASSENGER SEAT RECLINE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND NUMBER 3 SEAT RECLINE STRUT TO BE INOPERABLE. COMPLIED WITH REPLACEMENT OF NUMBER 3 SEAT RECLINE STRUT. PASSENGER SEAT OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD, AIRCRAFT OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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