Twin piston

N509RS

1978 Cessna 414A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
414A0060
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Half Shell Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Highlands Ranch, CO
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1978 Cessna 414A
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Registration record

N509RS on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 414A
Serial
414A0060
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Half Shell Aviation LLC
Highlands Ranch, CO
Certificate issued
2022-12-01
Airworthiness date
1978-05-30
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A65CE7
Mode S (octal)
51456347
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 N509RS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-12-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N509RS.
  • 1978-05-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N509RS

N509RS is a 1978 Cessna 414A, serial number 414A0060. The FAA register lists Half Shell Aviation LLC as the registrant in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 1, 2022 and expires on December 31, 2029.

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 May 30, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N509RS.

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 N509RS.

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.