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  • AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B

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AttributeAVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1B
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EngineLycoming O-360-A1P
Horsepower180 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisFAR23
Production start1987
Production endcurrent
Endorsements requiredtailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed120 KTAS
Range800 nm
Service ceiling20,000 ft
Climb rate1,500 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)40 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft900 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,000 ft
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load725 lb
Full-fuel payload425 lb
Max takeoff weight2,000 lb
Empty weight1,275 lb
Usable fuel50 gal
Fuel burn at cruise10.1 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$150,000
Price, high$225,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$32,000
Overhaul cost, high$46,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time443
Active fleet361
Median year built2002.0
NTSB events, last 10 years29
Fatal events, last 10 years3
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years180.33
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active266.48
Ownership transfers, last 24 months78
Transfers per 100 active321.61
Airworthiness directives2
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record40.8 of 10
Severity54.4 of 10
Access63.6 of 10
Support79.7 of 10
Liquidity85.5 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)924 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 361 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 361 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 361 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 29.1 · 174 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 9.09.
  6. Access: class median 974.
  7. Support: class median 81.
  8. Liquidity: class median 20.47.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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