Twin piston

N78DG

1981 Cessna 414A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
414A-0641
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Usac N78Dg LLC (LLC)
Based
Wall Township, NJ
1981 Cessna 414A
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Registration record

N78DG on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna 414A
Serial
414A-0641
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Usac N78Dg LLC
Wall Township, NJ
Certificate issued
2006-11-03
Airworthiness date
1995-08-11
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AA8E7F
Mode S (octal)
52507177
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 N78DG.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2006-11-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N78DG.
  • 1995-08-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N78DG

N78DG is a 1981 Cessna 414A, serial number 414A-0641. The FAA register lists Usac N78Dg LLC as the registrant in Wall Township, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 3, 2006 and expires on November 30, 2028.

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 August 11, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78DG.

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 N78DG.

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.