Twin piston

N6578C

1978 Cessna 414A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
414A0020
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Papoose Air II LLC (LLC)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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1978 Cessna 414A
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Registration record

N6578C on the FAA register

Type
1978 Cessna 414A
Serial
414A0020
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Papoose Air II LLC
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2019-05-10
Airworthiness date
1994-05-05
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8AA2E
Mode S (octal)
52125056
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 N6578C.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-05-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N6578C to the current registrant.
  • 1994-05-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1978
    Manufactured (1978).
  • 1960-06-10
    N6578C previously assigned to a Douglas DC-8 (s/n 45443); cancelled.
Overview

About N6578C

N6578C is a 1978 Cessna 414A, serial number 414A0020. The FAA register lists Papoose Air II LLC as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 10, 2019 and expires on May 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 5, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N6578C.

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 N6578C.

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.