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  • CESSNA 150B

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AttributeCESSNA 150B
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental O-200-A
Horsepower100 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1962
Production end1962
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed102 KTAS
Range350 nm
Service ceiling15,300 ft
Climb rate670 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)42 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,385 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,075 ft
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load525 lb
Full-fuel payload390 lb
Max takeoff weight1,500 lb
Empty weight975 lb
Usable fuel22.5 gal
Fuel burn at cruise5.6 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$25,000
Price, high$60,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,800 h
Overhaul cost, low$24,000
Overhaul cost, high$34,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time278
Active fleet111
Median year built1962.0
NTSB events, last 10 years2
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years118.02
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active29.01
Ownership transfers, last 24 months30
Transfers per 100 active327.03
Airworthiness directives4
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access67.5 of 10
Support75.9 of 10
Liquidity87.7 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 111 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 111 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 111 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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