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  • CESSNA 150L

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AttributeCESSNA 150L
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental O-200-A
Horsepower100 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1971
Production end1974
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 load550 lb
Full-fuel payload415 lb
Max takeoff weight1,600 lb
Empty weight1,050 lb
Usable fuel22.5 gal
Fuel burn at cruise5.6 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$30,000
Price, high$80,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,800 h
Overhaul cost, low$24,000
Overhaul cost, high$34,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time3,502
Active fleet1,448
Median year built1972.0
NTSB events, last 10 years46
Fatal events, last 10 years8
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years131.77
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active219.34
Ownership transfers, last 24 months409
Transfers per 100 active328.25
Airworthiness directives6
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record46.5 of 10
Severity53.3 of 10
Access68.4 of 10
Support79.8 of 10
Liquidity88.1 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)936.1 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 1,448 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 1,448 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 1,448 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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