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AttributeCESSNA 150D
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental O-200-A
Horsepower100 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1964
Production end1964
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed102 KTAS
Range350 nm
Service ceiling12,650 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 load615 lb
Full-fuel payload480 lb
Max takeoff weight1,600 lb
Empty weight985 lb
Usable fuel22.5 gal
Fuel burn at cruise5.6 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$25,000
Price, high$48,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,800 h
Overhaul cost, low$24,000
Overhaul cost, high$34,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time665
Active fleet259
Median year built1964.0
NTSB events, last 10 years5
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years119.31
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active215.44
Ownership transfers, last 24 months80
Transfers per 100 active330.89
Airworthiness directives4
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access69.5 of 10
Support78.4 of 10
Liquidity88.6 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 259 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 259 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 259 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 25 · 181 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 5.
  6. Access: class median 987.
  7. Support: class median 72.
  8. Liquidity: class median 20.59.
  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.