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  • Cessna 208B (registered as CESSNA)

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AttributeCessna 208B (registered as CESSNA)
What it is
Seats14
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EnginePratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114A
Horsepower675 hp
FuelJetA
Certification basisFAR23
Production start1986
Production endcurrent
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance
Performance
Cruise speed175 KTAS
Range940 nm
Service ceiling25,000 ft
Climb rate1,234 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)61 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft2,160 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,871 ft
Load and fuel
Seats14
Useful load4,070 lb
Full-fuel payload1,846 lb
Max takeoff weight8,750 lb
Empty weight4,680 lb
Usable fuel332 gal
Fuel burn at cruise46 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$1,300,000
Price, high$3,250,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO3,600 h
Overhaul cost, low$350,000
Overhaul cost, high$520,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time1,678
Active fleet645
Median year built1996.0
NTSB events, last 10 years55
Fatal events, last 10 years11
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years185.27
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active21.55
Ownership transfers, last 24 months84
Transfers per 100 active313.02
Airworthiness directives26
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, turbo-prop, 1 engine, 7+ seats
Accident record47.8 of 10
Severity55.6 of 10
Access64.4 of 10
Support710 of 10
Liquidity83.3 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)931.1 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 645 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 645 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 645 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 3.7 · 10 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 29.71.
  6. Access: class median 3,269.25.
  7. Support: class median 94.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 21.99.
  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. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
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