Twin piston

N502RA

1977 Cessna 404

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1977
Serial
4040066
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-C
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Richland Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Sidney, MT
1977 Cessna 404
Representative photo of a Cessna 404. Not a photo of N502RA.
Registration record

N502RA on the FAA register

Type
1977 Cessna 404
Serial
4040066
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520-C
Registered owner
Richland Aviation Inc
Sidney, MT
Certificate issued
2011-03-21
Airworthiness date
1997-08-08
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A642D6
Mode S (octal)
51441326
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
553 nm
Cruise (type)
217 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2011-03-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N502RA.
  • 1997-08-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1977
    Manufactured (1977).
Overview

About N502RA

N502RA is a 1977 Cessna 404, serial number 4040066. The FAA register lists Richland Aviation Inc as the registrant in Sidney, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 21, 2011 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental GTSIO-520-C engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 217 knots and a range of about 553 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 8, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N502RA.

Cruise
217 kt
Range
553 nm
Power / thrust (each)
375
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,367 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,130 ft
Fuel burn
20 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 404 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N502RA.

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.