Cessna 404 Titan

The Cessna 404 Titan is an American twin-engined, light aircraft built by Cessna Aircraft. It was the company's largest twin piston-engined aircraft at the time of its development in the 1970s. Its US military designation is C-28, and Swedish Air Force designation Tp 87.

Design and development

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.

Variants 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.

Operators

Civilian operators

Hinterland Aviation Aero Logistics East Coast Airlines Par Avion

Int'Air Îles

ZanAir

Coastal Air Flint Air Service

Air UK

Military operators

Royal Bahamas Defence Force

Bolivian Air Force

Colombian Air Force - 2 used by SATENA.

Dominican Republic Air Force

Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force – 1 acquired 1979.

Jamaica Defence Force

Mexican Navy

Nicaraguan Air Force

Swedish Air Force

Tanzania People's Defence Force

United States Navy (as the C-28A)

Puerto Rico Police Department Two C404

Accidents and incidents 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.Summary of NTSB report into the crash of Cessna 404 N2683S retrieved 22 January 2009. On June 27, 1989, a Cessna 404 Titan of Formosa Airlines on its way to Wang-an, Penghu crashed into nearby Cianjhen District streets shortly after takeoff. All 12 people on board were killed; there were no ground casualties.Formosa Airlines . Baaa-acro.com. On January 22, 1992, a Cessna 404 left the runway and hit a hangar killing the sole occupant. At least 4 aircraft were destroyed. On May 10, 1996, a Cessna 404 Titan (registred C-FPVB) on an Aerodat charter flight from Pucallpa to Cuzco disappeared. All three passengers were Canadians on an oil exploration trip. No traces of the aircraft were found. 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 Airtours employees. 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.

Specifications (Ambassador I)

Cessna 404 Titan

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