Twin piston

N809RQ

1981 Cessna 404

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
404-0809
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
South Aero Inc (Corporation)
Based
Albuquerque, NM
1981 Cessna 404
Representative photo of a Cessna 404. Not a photo of N809RQ.
Registration record

N809RQ on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna 404
Serial
404-0809
Engines
2 × Continental GTSIO-520 series
Registered owner
South Aero Inc
Albuquerque, NM
Certificate issued
2018-07-09
Airworthiness date
2005-09-30
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB04D2
Mode S (octal)
52602322
Seats (type)
8
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
553 nm
Cruise (type)
217 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-07-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N809RQ.
  • 2005-09-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1981
    Manufactured (1981).
Overview

About N809RQ

N809RQ is a 1981 Cessna 404, serial number 404-0809. The FAA register lists South Aero Inc as the registrant in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 9, 2018 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental GTSIO-520 series engines and 8 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 217 knots and a range of about 553 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated September 30, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N809RQ.

Cruise
217 kt
Range
553 nm
Power / thrust (each)
375
Takeoff over 50 ft
2,367 ft
Landing over 50 ft
2,130 ft
Fuel burn
20 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 404 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N809RQ.

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.