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AttributeCESSNA 190
What it is
Seats5
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EngineContinental W670-23 (radial)
Horsepower240 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1947
Production end1953
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance;tailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed130 KTAS
Range600 nm
Service ceiling18,000 ft
Climb rate1,000 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)51 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats5
Useful load1,320 lb
Full-fuel payload840 lb
Max takeoff weight3,350 lb
Empty weight2,030 lb
Usable fuel80 gal
Fuel burn at cruise13.4 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$85,000
Price, high$180,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$50,000
Overhaul cost, high$85,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time178
Active fleet74
Median year built1950.0
NTSB events, last 10 years4
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years154.05 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active254.05 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months17
Transfers per 100 active322.97 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives1
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access60.3 of 10
Support74.6 of 10
Liquidity87.9 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 74 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 74 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 74 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 38.47 · 74 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 16.67.
  6. Access: class median 1,823.
  7. Support: class median 96.
  8. Liquidity: class median 17.67.
  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.