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  • CESSNA 208A

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AttributeCESSNA 208A
What it is
Seats10
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EnginePratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114
Horsepower600 hp
FuelJetA
Certification basisFAR23
Production start1984
Production end1998
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance
Performance
Cruise speed175 KTAS
Range1,000 nm
Service ceiling25,000 ft
Climb rate1,200 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)58 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft2,055 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,625 ft
Load and fuel
Seats10
Useful load4,000 lb
Full-fuel payload1,776 lb
Max takeoff weight8,000 lb
Empty weight4,000 lb
Usable fuel332 gal
Fuel burn at cruise44 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$1,000,000
Price, high$1,600,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO3,600 h
Overhaul cost, low$350,000
Overhaul cost, high$520,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time20
Active fleet1
Median year built1985.0
NTSB events, last 10 years0
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years—
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active—
Ownership transfers, last 24 months0
Transfers per 100 active—
Airworthiness directives21
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencenone
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, turbo-prop, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record1—
Severity2—
Access3—
Support41.3 of 10
Liquidity5—
Overall (sum of the categories shown)6—
  1. Accident record: class median 0 · 10 models in class.
  2. Severity: class median 25.53.
  3. Access: class median 6,509.
  4. Support: class median 96.
  5. Liquidity: class median 23.47.
  6. 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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