Twin piston

N72053

1974 Cessna 402B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1974
Serial
402B-0587
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
South Aircraft Leasing Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
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1974 Cessna 402B
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Registration record

N72053 on the FAA register

Type
1974 Cessna 402B
Serial
402B-0587
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
South Aircraft Leasing Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
2025-09-09
Airworthiness date
1974-10-16
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A9A6AF
Mode S (octal)
52323257
Seats (type)
10
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
1,180 nm
Cruise (type)
210 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N72053 to the current registrant.
  • 1974-10-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1949-10-14
    N72053 previously assigned to a Luscombe 8A (s/n 3480); cancelled.
Overview

About N72053

N72053 is a 1974 Cessna 402B, serial number 402B-0587. The FAA register lists South Aircraft Leasing Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

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 210 knots and a range of about 1,180 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 16, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N72053. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
210 kt
Range
1,180 nm
Power / thrust (each)
300
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,220 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,765 ft
Fuel burn
45 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 402B type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna 402B specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-09-24 Accident · Titusville, PA Damage: Destroyed NTSB · NYC84LA321
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft 58F — a different aircraft that carried the N72053 registration before this airframe.

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.