Twin piston

N681RC

Cessna 402C Business Liner

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
402C0002
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Obsidian Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Pompano Beach, FL
Registration record

N681RC on the FAA register

Type
Cessna 402C Business Liner
Serial
402C0002
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Obsidian Air LLC
Pompano Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2026-03-23
Airworthiness date
1989-11-13
Registration expires
2033-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A90868
Mode S (octal)
52204150
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
875 nm
Cruise (type)
213 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-03-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N681RC.
  • 1994-02-27
    Accident at Kivalina, AK; damage: substantial.
  • 1989-11-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N681RC

N681RC is a Cessna 402C Business Liner, serial number 402C0002. The FAA register lists Obsidian Air LLC as the registrant in Pompano Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 23, 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 10 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 213 knots and a range of about 875 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 13, 1989.

N681RC has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
213 kt
Range
875 nm
Power / thrust (each)
325
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,195 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,485 ft
Fuel burn
46 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 402C Business Liner type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-02-27 Accident · Kivalina, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC94LA035
Reported aircraft: Cessna 402
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS BY LANDING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. FACTORS WERE: INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL AND THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY.

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.