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AttributeCESSNA 195
What it is
Seats5
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EngineJacobs R-755 (radial)
Horsepower300 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1947
Production end1954
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance;tailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed135 KTAS
Range600 nm
Service ceiling18,300 ft
Climb rate1,100 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)51 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats5
Useful load1,250 lb
Full-fuel payload770 lb
Max takeoff weight3,350 lb
Empty weight2,100 lb
Usable fuel80 gal
Fuel burn at cruise16.8 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$75,000
Price, high$170,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,200 h
Overhaul cost, low$48,000
Overhaul cost, high$78,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time484
Active fleet209
Median year built1949.0
NTSB events, last 10 years12
Fatal events, last 10 years1
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years157.42
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active257.42
Ownership transfers, last 24 months31
Transfers per 100 active314.83
Airworthiness directives1
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats
Accident record42.1 of 10
Severity56.5 of 10
Access62.2 of 10
Support76.7 of 10
Liquidity82.7 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)920.2 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 209 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 209 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 209 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.
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