N80BS1977 Cessna 404
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19824 ADs may apply6 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026- Registered owner
- Sonrise Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Portland, IN
- Certificate issued
- Apr 22, 2023
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Nov 12, 1992
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
- 1977
- Serial number
- 404-0048
- 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
- AADFAE
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Gtsio-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- 2023 – nowSonrise Aviation LLCPortland, IN · current
- until 1990Individual ownerdifferent airframe: Cessna 550 S/N 5500119
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 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 (4)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-15 | Teledyne Continental Motors GTSIO-520 Series Reciprocating Engines | Apr 16, 2007 | Engine (GTSIO-520 SER) |
| 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 (6)
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.
- Hydraulic power · line · failedMar 28, 2017
DEPARTED, SELECTED GEAR UP AND SHORTLY AFTER BEGAN TO GET A PETROLEUM ODOR IN THE CABIN. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT THE LEFT HYD FLOW ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT. ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION BLOW DOWN SYSTEM AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. DURING…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · stud · shearedApr 10, 2007
WHILE ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT, THE PILOT NOTICED MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPING AS WELL AS OIL PRESSURE FROM THE RT ENGINE. HE ALSO BEGAN TO FEEL A VIBRATION FROM THE SAME ENGINE. HE ELECTED TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON INSPECTION, THE NR 5 CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUDS HAD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · stud · shearedApr 10, 2007
WHILE ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT, THE PILOT NOTICED MANIFOLD PRESSURE DROPPING AS WELL AS OIL PRESSURE FROM THE RIGHT ENGINE. HE ALSO BEGAN TO FEEL A VIBRATION FROM THE SAME ENGINE. HE ELECTED TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON INSPECTION, THE NR 5 CYLINDER HOLD DOWN STUDS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Engine fuel and control · line · disconnectedAug 2, 2006
PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE FUEL FLOW SUDDENLY DROPPED OFF AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. THE BOOST PUMP WAS SELECTED TO HIGH AND THE MIXTURE INCREASED TO FULL RICH WHICH HAD LITTLE EFFECT. THE PILOT CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINTENANCE AND AFTER A…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Fuel · tube · disconnectedAug 2, 2006
PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT THE LT ENGINE FUEL FLOW SUDDENLY DROPPED OFF AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. THE BOOST PUMP WAS SELECTED TO HIGH AND MIXTURE INCREASED TO FULL RICH WHICH HAD LITTLE EFFECT. THE PILOT CONTACTED DISPATCH AND MAINTENANCE AND AFTER A SHORT…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Electrical power · sensor · burned outNov 29, 2004
WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT NOTICED SPARKS COMING FROM THE LEFT ENGINE FORWARD COWL AREA. AS A PRECAUTION, THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. UPON INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ALTERNATOR OUT SENSOR SHORTED INTERNALLY AND HAD BURNED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026