N86VSCessna 414
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19826 ADs may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Plotkin Aviation LLC
- Owner type
- LLC
- City, state
- Boca Raton, FL
- Certificate issued
- Jan 20, 2023
- Expires
- Jan 31, 2030
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
- Airworthiness date
- Jun 30, 1977
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
- 414
- Serial number
- 414-0955
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing multi engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 7
- Engines
- 2
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- ABCE6A
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- 2023 – nowPlotkin Aviation LLCBoca Raton, FL · 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 (6)
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 (414) |
| 2014-03-03 | Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes | Apr 7, 2014 | Airframe (414)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 (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. |
| 2005-20-25 | The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 404, 411… | Nov 9, 2005 | Airframe (414)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 (414) |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 98-04-28 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models T303, 310R, T310R, 335, 340A, 402B, 402C, 404, F406, 414… | Mar 13, 1998 | Airframe (414) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
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.
- Stabilizers · support · corrodedNov 26, 2025
DURING A PREFLIGHT WALKAROUND, SURFACE CORROSION WAS OBSERVED ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AFT SECTION. AFTER CLOSER INSPECTION SEVERE DELAMINATION WAS SEEN ON THE AFT VERTICAL SUPPORT ANGLES AND AFT STAB BULKHEAD SECTION. THE RUDDER TRIM TAB BRACKET ALSO HAD SIGNIFICANT DELAMINATION AS WELL.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Stabilizers · angle · corrodedNov 25, 2025
DURING A PREFLIGHT WALK AROUND CORROSION WAS OBSERVED ON THE AFT SPAR ANGLE CHANNEL OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION SIGNIFICANT INTERGRANULAR CORROSION WAS FOUND RESULTING IN EXFOLIATION OF THE SURFACE OT THE SPAR ANGLE. THIS RESULTED IN A MAJOR REPAIR. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · fender · brokeJun 23, 1999
PILOT REPORTED HEARING A 'BANG' SHORTLY AFTER SELECTING GEAR DOWN. NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. INVEST REVEALED THE NOSE WHEEL FENDER LODGED ABOVE NOSE GEAR IN THE WHEELWELL. THIS JAMMED THE UPLOCK MECHANISM. THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY THE RETRACT ROD FITTING BREAKING AS GEAR WAS EXTENDED. EVIDENCE OF A…
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