Aircraft model
CESSNA 402C
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
What it is
| Seats | 10 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Continental TSIO-520-VB (turbocharged) |
| Horsepower | 325 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1979 |
| Production end | 1985 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;multi-engine |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 200 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,200 nm |
| Service ceiling | 26,900 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,450 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 72 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 2,200 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 2,000 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 10 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 2,750 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 1,514 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 6,850 lb |
| Empty weight | 4,100 lb |
| Usable fuel | 206 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 37.7 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $250,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $450,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,400 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $60,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $85,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 441 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 115 |
| Median year built | 1980.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 24 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 208.7 per 1,000 active · base 115 active |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 34.78 per 1,000 active · base 115 active |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 6 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 5.22 per 100 active · base 115 active |
| Airworthiness directives | 18 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
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 class | Fixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 7+ seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 5.6 of 10 · class median 46.51 · 17 models in class |
| Severity | 7.8 of 10 · class median 17.86 |
| Access | 3.3 of 10 · class median 1,987 |
| Support | 4.7 of 10 · class median 121.5 |
| Liquidity | 0 of 10 · class median 23.08 |