Twin piston

N870VL

1981 Cessna 402C Business Liner

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1981
Serial
402C0616
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Caribbean Flyers LLC (LLC)
Based
San Juan, PR
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Registration record

N870VL on the FAA register

Type
1981 Cessna 402C Business Liner
Serial
402C0616
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520 series
Registered owner
Caribbean Flyers LLC
San Juan, PR RQ
Certificate issued
2024-09-09
Airworthiness date
1981-11-03
Registration expires
2031-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
ABF83C
Mode S (octal)
52774074
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

  • 2031-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N870VL.
  • 1981-11-03
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N870VL

N870VL is a 1981 Cessna 402C Business Liner, serial number 402C0616. The FAA register lists Caribbean Flyers LLC as the registrant in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031.

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 3, 1981.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N870VL.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N870VL.

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.