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  • CESSNA 177B

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AttributeCESSNA 177B
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineLycoming O-360-A1F6D
Horsepower180 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisFAR23
Production start1970
Production end1978
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed124 KTAS
Range600 nm
Service ceiling14,600 ft
Climb rate840 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)46 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,400 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,220 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,010 lb
Full-fuel payload716 lb
Max takeoff weight2,500 lb
Empty weight1,490 lb
Usable fuel49 gal
Fuel burn at cruise10.1 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$110,000
Price, high$200,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO2,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$32,000
Overhaul cost, high$46,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time1,237
Active fleet843
Median year built1974.0
NTSB events, last 10 years34
Fatal events, last 10 years4
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years140.33
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active233.21
Ownership transfers, last 24 months193
Transfers per 100 active322.89
Airworthiness directives5
Directives, last 5 years1
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record44.8 of 10
Severity55.2 of 10
Access67.5 of 10
Support78.8 of 10
Liquidity87.2 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)933.5 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 843 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 843 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 843 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 12.5.
  6. Access: class median 775.
  7. Support: class median 147.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.9.
  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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