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The 'Cessna 401 and 402' are series of 6 to 10 place light twin piston engine aircraft. This line was manufactured by Cessna from 1966 to 1985 under the name Utiliner and Businessliner.

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Cessna 401

Development

Operators

Civilian

Military

Accidents

Specifications (402C)

External links

Reference

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Cessna 401

The 'Cessna 401' was similar to the 402, but optimized for corporate transport, having fewer seats than the 402. The 401 only remained in production until mid-1972.

Development

The Cessna 401s, 402s, 402As and some 402Bs built from 1967 to 1971 had four small oval windows, which gave the aircraft a similar appearance as the pressurized Cessna 340. Starting half-way through the production of the Cessna 402B the window configuration was changed to the more distinctive five rectangular windows.

Operators

Civilian

Cessna 402s are widely used as airliners on short and thin routes from smaller communities, often with destinations of larger hubs to connect with the major airlines. The Cessna 402 is currently flown by Cape Air, among other operators.

Military

★ Bolivia

★ Colombia

★ Malaysia

★ Mexico

★ Paraguay

★ South Africa

★ Venezuela

Accidents

American R'n'B star Aaliyah died in a Cessna 402 in 2001 just after the filming of her music video for her song Rock The Boat.

Specifications (402C)

External links

★ Airliners.net: Technical Data concerning the Cessna 402

Reference

★ Montgomery MR & Gerald Foster, ''A Field Guide to Airplanes of North America Second Edition'', Houghton Mifflin, Boston, New York, 1992, pg 108.

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