N8438F1968 Cessna 401
This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Dec 19, 2018.
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19827 ADs may apply2 service difficulty reports
- Registration
- Deregistered
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026- Last registered owner
- Hagedorn Aviation INC
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Port Washington, NY
- Certificate issued
- Oct 15, 2007
- Canceled
- Dec 19, 2018
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Sep 10, 1968
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
- 401
- Year
- 1968
- Serial number
- 401-0286
- 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
- AB8E74
Engine
- Make and model
- Cont Motor Io 520 Series
- 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- 2007 – 2018Hagedorn Aviation INCPort Washington, NY
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 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 (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 (401) |
| 2014-03-03 | Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes | Apr 7, 2014 | Airframe (401)Serial numbers per Cessna Aircraft Company Service Bulletin MEB97-4, dated March 24, 1997 |
| 2009-16-03 | Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating… | Sep 9, 2009 | Engine (IO 520 SERIES)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 (401)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 (401)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. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-12-12 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 411, and 411A Airplanes | Jun 22, 2005 | Airframe (401) |
| 2000-01-16 | Cessna Aircraft Company 300 and 400 Series Airplanes | Feb 15, 2000 | Airframe (401) |
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.
- Reciprocating engine · connecting rod · brokenJun 27, 2008
ENGINE VIBRATING, HIGH OIL TEMP AND LOW OIL PRESSURE. POST FLIGHT FOUND NR 2 CONNECTING ROD BROKEN. (K)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Reciprocating engine · gear · failedApr 13, 1995
PILOT REPORTED OIL STREAMING FROM LEFT ENGINE NACELLE WITH LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE AT CRUISE. HE SECURED THE LEFT ENGINE AND NOTIFIED ATC OF THE SITUATION. ATC CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH AT RDU. LANDING MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE OIL PUMP HOUSING HAD…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026