# N408TA: 2025 Textron 408

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Textron 408](https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-408) (registry code 2076527, 2 seats)
- Engine: [P&Wc PT6A-65SC](https://openairdocs.org/engine/p-wc-pt6a-65sc) (registry code 51759)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A00016WI](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A00016WI) (Textron Aviation Inc.), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 408-0041
- Year built: 2025
- Type: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 26, 2025
- Certificate issued: July 11, 2025
- Expires: July 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A4CC03
- Registered owner: [Africair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AFRICAIR%20INC)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.6544° N, 80.4122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33186, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=408TA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N408TA

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force

### Matched by airframe (Textron 408)

- [AD 2026-14-10](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-14-10): Vertical Stabilizer Structure, Horizontal Stabilizer Structure · Textron 408. Effective Aug 18, 2026
- [AD 2023-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-10-02): Indicating/Recording System, Navigation · Boeing 18, 23, 35 and 1,060 more. Effective May 26, 2023

### Matched by engine (P&Wc PT6A-65SC)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N408TA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N408TA.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (2)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Textron 408)

- [STC SA02825LA](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02825LA): Installation of a Unit Load Device (ULD), including pallet, net, and container. Satco Inc
- [STC SA04553AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04553AT): Installation of a Bulk Load Cargo Handling System, P/N 73604-101,. Telair US, LLC

## Earlier aircraft with N408TA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N408TA before.

- [Cancelled 2016-04-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N408TA-2016-04-13): Cessna 172M, S/N 17267252, built 1976. Exported to Tanzania. Owner: [Tom'S Aircraft Maintenance Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOM'S%20AIRCRAFT%20MAINTENANCE%20INC), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

## Related

- Other Textron 408 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-408/aircraft.md
- The P&Wc PT6A-65SC engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/p-wc-pt6a-65sc.md

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