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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A28CE

Cessna Aircraft Company

Current Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 12 09/22/2003 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (1)

Applicable airworthiness directives (47)

ADs joined from the FAA Federal Register by (Cessna Aircraft Company × model). Click any AD to see the full Federal Register record. Mandatory; flying out of compliance grounds the airplane.

  • 2025-19900 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) Airplanes 2025-11-17
  • 2010-15068 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. TPE331-10 and TPE331-11 Series Turboprop Engines 2010-06-22
  • E9-19633 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. TPE331-10 and TPE331-11 Series Turboprop Engines 2009-08-17
  • E9-4102 Airworthiness Directives; Avidyne Corporation Primary Flight Displays (Part Numbers 700-00006-000, -001, -002, -003, and -100) 2009-02-27
  • E8-27082 Airworthiness Directives; Avidyne Corporation Primary Flight Displays (Part Numbers 700-00006-000, -001, -002, -003, and -100) 2008-11-14
  • E8-7802 Airworthiness Directives; Avidyne Corporation Primary Flight Displays (Part Numbers 700-00006-000, -001, -002, -003, and -100) 2008-04-14
  • E8-5701 Airworthiness Directives; Avidyne Corporation Primary Flight Displays (Part Numbers 700-00006-000, -001, -002, -003, and -100) 2008-03-26
  • 06-5929 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. TPE331 Series Turboprop, and TSE331-3U Model Turboshaft Engines 2006-07-05
  • E6-2574 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. TPE331 Series Turboprop, and TSE331-3U Model Turboshaft Engines 2006-02-23
  • 05-19928 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 404, 411, 411A, 414, 414A, 421, 421A, 421B, 421C, 425, and 441 Airplanes 2005-10-12
  • 05-17773 Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich De-icing and Specialty Systems “FASTprop” Propeller De-icers 2005-09-09
  • 05-13733 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. Models HC-B3TN-2, HC-B3TN-3, HC-B3TN-5, HC-B3MN-3, HC-B4TN-3, HC-B4TN-5, HC-B4MN-5, HC-B4MP-3, HC-B4MP-5, and HC-B5MP-3 Propellers 2005-07-14
  • 05-11454 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 404, 411, 411A, 414, 414A, 421, 421A, 421B, 421C, 425, and 441 Airplanes 2005-06-09
  • 05-6776 Airworthiness Directives; Goodrich De-icing and Specialty Systems “FASTprop” Propeller De-icers 2005-04-06
  • 05-832 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 33, GTX 33D, GTX 330, and GTX 330D Mode S Transponders 2005-01-19
  • 04-22586 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 33, GTX 33D, GTX 330, and GTX 330D Mode S Transponders 2004-10-07
  • 04-11438 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 330 Mode S Transponders and GTX 330D Diversity Mode S Transponders 2004-05-21
  • 04-10241 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. (Formerly AlliedSignal Inc., Garrett Turbine Engine Company, and AiResearch Manufacturing Company of Arizona) TPE331-10 and -11 Series Turboprop Engines 2004-05-11
  • 04-475 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 441 and F406 Airplanes 2004-01-12
  • 03-31978 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International Inc. GTX 330 Mode S Transponders and GTX 330D Diversity Mode S Transponders 2003-12-30
  • 03-20231 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. (formerly AlliedSignal Inc., Garrett Turbine Engine Company, and AiResearch Manufacturing Company of Arizona) TPE331-10 and -11 Series Turboprop Engines 2003-08-08
  • 03-10509 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 441 and F406 Airplanes 2003-05-01
  • 02-31172 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. TPE331-3, -5, -6, -8, -10, and -11 Series Turboprop and TSE331-3 Series Turboshaft Engines 2002-12-16
  • 02-26662 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 441 and F406 Airplanes 2002-10-21
  • 02-18816 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. TPE331-3, −5, −6, −8, −10, and −11 Series Turboprop and TSE331-3 Series Turboshaft Engines 2002-07-25
  • 02-11523 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model CESSNA 441 Airplanes 2002-05-09
  • 01-29325 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International GNS 430 Units 2001-12-03
  • 01-27412 Airworthiness Directives; Overland Aviation Services Fire Extinguishing System Bottle Cartridges 2001-11-02
  • 01-26323 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. (formerly AlliedSignal Inc. and Garrett Turbine Engine Company) TPE331-8, -10N, and -12B Turboprop Engines 2001-10-19
  • 01-19094 Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International GNS 430 Units 2001-08-06
  • 01-3673 Airworthiness Directives; Marathon Power Technologies Company 2001-02-14
  • 00-22271 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 425 and 441 Airplanes 2000-08-31
  • 99-26580 Airworthiness Directives; Fairchild Aircraft Corporation SA226 and SA227 Series Airplanes 1999-10-12
  • 99-26579 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208, 208A, and 208B Airplanes 1999-10-12
  • 99-26578 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 425 and 441 Airplanes 1999-10-12
  • 99-26577 Airworthiness Directives; Raytheon Aircraft Company 90, 99, 100, 200, 300, 1900, and 2000 Series Airplanes 1999-10-12
  • 99-26576 Airworthiness Directives; Twin Commander Aircraft Corporation 600 Series Airplanes 1999-10-12
  • 99-26573 Airworthiness Directives; Short Brothers & Harland Ltd. Models SC-7 Series 2 and SC-7 Series 3 Airplanes 1999-10-12
  • 99-26572 Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Inc. Models DHC-6-1, DHC-6- 100, DHC-6-200, and DHC-6-300 Airplanes 1999-10-12
  • 99-26571 Airworthiness Directives; AeroSpace Technologies of Australia Pty Ltd. Models N22B and N24A Airplanes 1999-10-12
  • 99-26570 Airworthiness Directives; The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. PA-31 Series Airplanes 1999-10-12
  • 99-26569 Airworthiness Directives; SOCATAGroupe AEROSPATIALE Model TBM 700 Airplanes 1999-10-12
  • 99-26407 Airworthiness Directives; Industrie Aeronautiche e Meccaniche Model Piaggio P-180 Airplanes 1999-10-08
  • 99-26406 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC-12/45 Airplanes 1999-10-08
  • 99-26405 Airworthiness Directives; Pilatus Britten-Norman Limited Models BN-2T and BN-2T-4R Airplanes 1999-10-08
  • 99-26404 Airworthiness Directives; Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation Model Y12 IV Airplanes 1999-10-08
  • 99-26403 Airworthiness Directives; Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Model MU-2B Series Airplanes 1999-10-08

Special Conditions + ELOS findings

Certification-time deviations: SCs add requirements where the design is novel; ELOS allows alternative compliance. Most modern types have both.

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 25.1447
  • Sec. 23.1189
  • Sec. 23.1385
  • Sec. 23.1419
  • Sec. 23.1545

Former holders

  • Cessna Aircraft Company

Fleet view · 173 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

10

n=173

Horsepower

904

715–904

Cruise (kts)

131

131–131

Year of mfr

1981

1977–2018

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES 101
  • HONEYWELL TPE331-10N 11
  • GARRETT TPE331-10N 8
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 5
  • AIRESEARCH TPE331-5&6SER 4
  • HONEYWELL TPE331-SER 4
  • AIRESEARCH TPE331-8 SER 3
  • GARRETT TPE331-8 3

NTSB events

14

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

47

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.08 events / tail · 0.27 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.