Twin piston

N300SQ

1979 Cessna 414A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
414A0416
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Vortex Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Houston, TX
1979 Cessna 414A
Representative photo of a Cessna 414A. Not a photo of N300SQ.
Registration record

N300SQ on the FAA register

Type
1979 Cessna 414A
Serial
414A0416
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Vortex Aviation LLC
Houston, TX
Certificate issued
2026-03-13
Airworthiness date
1979-10-27
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A320F1
Mode S (octal)
50620361
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,099 nm
Cruise (type)
224 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$396,000 to $608,725
Middle half of 16 live Cessna 414A listings, 1977–1983 models (median $490,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N300SQ.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N300SQ to the current registrant.
  • 1989-09-13
    N300SQ previously assigned to a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza (s/n E1624); cancelled.
  • 1979-10-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1974-05-23
    N300SQ previously assigned to a Schweizer 269C Piston Helicopters (s/n 1290004); cancelled.
Overview

About N300SQ

N300SQ is a 1979 Cessna 414A, serial number 414A0416. The FAA register lists Vortex Aviation LLC as the registrant in Houston, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 2026 and expires on March 31, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-520 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 224 knots and a range of about 1,099 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 27, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N300SQ.

Cruise
224 kt
Range
1,099 nm
Power / thrust (each)
310
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,595 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,393 ft
Fuel burn
34 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 414A type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 414A specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N300SQ.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.