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  • Beechcraft 300LW
  • Cessna 425
  • Commander (Aero Commander / Rockwell) 690B
  • Cessna B200GT

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AttributeBeechcraft 300LWCessna 425Commander (Aero Commander / Rockwell) 690BCessna B200GT
What it is
Seats11101111
Landing geartricycletricycletricycletricycle
Engines2222
EnginePratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60APratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-112Garrett TPE331-5-251KPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-52
Horsepower1,050 hp450 hp717 hp850 hp
FuelJetAJetAJetAJetA
Certification basisFAR23FAR23FAR23FAR23
Production start1984198019762014
Production end199019861979current
Endorsements requiredmulti-enginecomplex;high-performance;multi-engine;pressurized/high-altitudecomplex;high-performance;multi-engine;pressurized/high-altitudecomplex;high-performance;multi-engine;pressurized/high-altitude
Performance
Cruise speed290 KTAS260 KTAS290 KTAS310 KTAS
Range1,700 nm1,500 nm1,300 nm1,700 nm
Service ceiling35,000 ft33,000 ft31,000 ft35,000 ft
Climb rate2,748 ft/min2,000 ft/min2,700 ft/min2,450 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)80 KCAS76 KCAS78 KCAS75 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft3,000 ft2,200 ft2,200 ft—
Landing over 50 ft2,600 ft2,000 ft2,100 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats11101111
Useful load3,700 lb3,700 lb4,050 lb3,800 lb
Full-fuel payload89 lb1,248 lb868 lb155 lb
Max takeoff weight12,500 lb8,600 lb10,250 lb12,500 lb
Empty weight8,800 lb4,900 lb6,200 lb8,700 lb
Usable fuel539 gal366 gal475 gal544 gal
Fuel burn at cruise115 gal/h78 gal/h95 gal/h100 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$1,500,000$775,000$410,000$2,500,000
Price, high$2,500,000$1,895,000$825,000$6,500,000
Prices as of2026202620262026
Engine TBO3,600 h3,600 h5,400 h3,600 h
Overhaul cost, low$520,000$300,000$300,000$500,000
Overhaul cost, high$780,000$460,000$450,000$730,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time12235193176
Active fleet61615979
Median year built1989.01981.01978.02018.5
NTSB events, last 10 years0530
Fatal events, last 10 years0120
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1—31.0650.85 · thin base (low)0 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active2—18.6316.95 · thin base (low)0 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months0342517
Transfers per 100 active3—21.1242.37 · thin base (low)21.52 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives561410
Directives, last 5 years1001
Rate confidencenoneoklowlow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing multi-engine, turbo-prop, 2 engines, 7+ seatsFixed wing multi-engine, turbo-prop, 2 engines, 7+ seatsFixed wing multi-engine, turbo-prop, 2 engines, 7+ seatsFixed wing multi-engine, turbo-prop, 2 engines, 7+ seats
Accident record4————
Severity5————
Access6—4.5 of 1010 of 10—
Support72.3 of 108 of 105.4 of 109.6 of 10
Liquidity8—3.9 of 1010 of 103.5 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—Partial: 16.4 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)ranks 2 of 2 herePartial: 25.4 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)ranks 1 of 2 here—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: Cessna 425, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 161 active; Commander (Aero Commander / Rockwell) 690B, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 59 active; Cessna B200GT, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 79 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: Cessna 425, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 161 active; Commander (Aero Commander / Rockwell) 690B, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 59 active; Cessna B200GT, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 79 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: Cessna 425, per 100 active aircraft · base 161 active; Commander (Aero Commander / Rockwell) 690B, per 100 active aircraft · base 59 active; Cessna B200GT, per 100 active aircraft · base 79 active.
  4. Accident record: Beechcraft 300LW, class median 13.13 · 24 models in class; Cessna 425, class median 13.13 · 24 models in class; Commander (Aero Commander / Rockwell) 690B, class median 13.13 · 24 models in class; Cessna B200GT, class median 13.13 · 24 models in class.
  5. Severity: Beechcraft 300LW, class median 31.67; Cessna 425, class median 31.67; Commander (Aero Commander / Rockwell) 690B, class median 31.67; Cessna B200GT, class median 31.67.
  6. Access: Beechcraft 300LW, class median 5,500; Cessna 425, class median 5,500; Commander (Aero Commander / Rockwell) 690B, class median 5,500; Cessna B200GT, class median 5,500.
  7. Support: Beechcraft 300LW, class median 56.5; Cessna 425, class median 56.5; Commander (Aero Commander / Rockwell) 690B, class median 56.5; Cessna B200GT, class median 56.5.
  8. Liquidity: Beechcraft 300LW, class median 22.37; Cessna 425, class median 22.37; Commander (Aero Commander / Rockwell) 690B, class median 22.37; Cessna B200GT, class median 22.37.
  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. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
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