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  • CESSNA 402C

Comparison

AttributeCESSNA 402C
What it is
Seats10
Landing geartricycle
Engines2
EngineContinental TSIO-520-VB (turbocharged)
Horsepower325 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1979
Production end1985
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance;multi-engine
Performance
Cruise speed200 KTAS
Range1,200 nm
Service ceiling26,900 ft
Climb rate1,450 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)72 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft2,200 ft
Landing over 50 ft2,000 ft
Load and fuel
Seats10
Useful load2,750 lb
Full-fuel payload1,514 lb
Max takeoff weight6,850 lb
Empty weight4,100 lb
Usable fuel206 gal
Fuel burn at cruise37.7 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$250,000
Price, high$450,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,400 h
Overhaul cost, low$60,000
Overhaul cost, high$85,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time441
Active fleet115
Median year built1980.0
NTSB events, last 10 years16
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1139.13
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active28.7
Ownership transfers, last 24 months6
Transfers per 100 active35.22
Airworthiness directives18
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 7+ seats
Accident record47.5 of 10
Severity58.7 of 10
Access64.7 of 10
Support74.2 of 10
Liquidity80 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)925.1 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 115 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 115 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 115 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 15.87 · 17 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 20.42.
  6. Access: class median 3,096.5.
  7. Support: class median 132.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 23.08.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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