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Aircraft model

CESSNA 402

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What it is

Seats9
Landing geartricycle
Engines2
EngineContinental TSIO-520-E (turbocharged)
Horsepower300 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1967
Production end1969
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance;multi-engine

Performance

Cruise speed209 KTAS
Range833 nm
Service ceiling26,180 ft
Climb rate1,610 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)69 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft2,220 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,765 ft

Load and fuel

Seats9
Useful load2,581 lb
Full-fuel payload1,969 lb
Max takeoff weight6,300 lb
Empty weight3,719 lb
Usable fuel102 gal
Fuel burn at cruise34.8 gal/h

Cost of ownership

Price, low$100,000
Price, high$255,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,400 h
Overhaul cost, low$60,000
Overhaul cost, high$85,000

The fleet and its record

Registered, all time128
Active fleet7
Median year built1967.5
NTSB events, last 10 years0
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years—
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active—
Ownership transfers, last 24 months0
Transfers per 100 active—
Airworthiness directives10
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencenone

Peer scores

A score runs from 0 to 10 within the model's peer class: a position, not a grade, and the six are never added together.

Peer classFixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 7+ seats
Accident record— · class median 40.65 · 18 models in class
Severity— · class median 17.86
Access— · class median 1,987
Support0.3 of 10 · class median 115
Liquidity— · class median 23.53
Aircraft · public FAA and NTSB records; not an inspection