Cessna 404 Titan

The Cessna 404 was a development of the Cessna 402 with an enlarged vertical tail and other changes. The prototype first flew on February 26, 1975. It is powered by two 375 hp/280 kW turbocharged Continental Motors GTSIO-520 piston engines. Two versions were offered originally; the Titan Ambassador passenger aircraft for ten passengers, and the Titan Courier utility aircraft for passengers or cargo. By early 1982 seven different variants were available, including a pure cargo version, the Titan Freighter. The Freighter was fitted with a strengthened floor, cargo doors, and its interior walls and ceiling were made from impact-resistant polycarbonate materials to minimize damage in the event of cargo breaking free in-flight.

• Titan Ambassador – Basic 10-seat passenger aircraft.
• Titan Ambassador II – Ambassador with factory fitted avionics.
• Titan Ambassador III – Ambassador with factory fitted avionics.
• Titan Courier – Convertible passenger/cargo version.
• Titan Courier II – Courier with factory fitted avionics.
• Titan Freighter – Cargo version.
• Titan Freighter II – Freighter with factory fitted avionics.
• C-28A Titan – Designation given to two aircraft purchased by the United States Navy.^[2]

• On July 21, 1980 a Cessna 404 departing the Grand Canyon Airport for Phoenix, Arizona experienced an engine failure on take-off due to foreign material, improper maintenance, and improper procedures. All eight persons aboard (seven passengers and one crew member) were killed.^[11]
• On September 3, 1999, Edinburgh Air Charter Flight 3W had an engine failure shortly after takeoff, tried to return to Glasgow but crashed short of the runway. 8 of the 11 people on board died. The plane was carrying Air tours employees. ^[12][13]
• On December 26, 2002, a Boeing 737 of TAAG Angola Airlines as Flight 572 collided with a Cessna 404 which took off from Windhoek Eros Airport. The people on board the 737 and the sole pilot of the Cessna survived unharmed.^[14]
• On 22 November 2008 Gum Air's Cessna 404 Titan, registered PZ-TVC made a forced landing on the road near Gusterie, Suriname, after engine failures. The aircraft came to rest in the bushes and was reported destroyed. No injuries or fatalities occurred in this accident.^[15]

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1980–81^[16]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 6–8 passengers
• Length: 39 ft 6+1⁄4 in (12.046 m)
• Wingspan: 46 ft 8+1⁄4 in (14.230 m)
• Height: 13 ft 3 in (4.04 m)
• Wing area: 242.0 sq ft (22.48 m²)
• Aspect ratio: 9.0:1
• Empty weight: 4,816 lb (2,185 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 8,400 lb (3,810 kg)
• Fuel capacity: 340 US gal (280 imp gal; 1,300 L)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 267 mph (430 km/h, 232 kn) at 16,000 ft (4,900 m)
• Cruise speed: 188 mph (302 km/h, 163 kn) (econ cruise) at 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
• Stall speed: 81 mph (130 km/h, 70 kn) flaps down, power off
• Never exceed speed: 274 mph (441 km/h, 238 kn) (Calibrated airspeed)
• Range: 2,120 mi (3,410 km, 1,840 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 26,000 ft (7,900 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,575 ft/min (8.00 m/s)
• Take-off run to 50 ft (15 m): 2,367 ft (721 m)
• Landing run from 50 ft (15 m): 2,130 ft (650 m)

Related development

• Cessna 441 Conquest II

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Aero Commander 500
• Beechcraft Queen Air
• Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander
• Piper PA-31 Navajo