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AttributeCESSNA 210
What it is
Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental IO-470-E
Horsepower260 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1960
Production end1961
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance
Performance
Cruise speed165 KTAS
Range700 nm
Service ceiling20,700 ft
Climb rate1,300 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)55 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,750 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,400 ft
Load and fuel
Seats4
Useful load1,250 lb
Full-fuel payload872 lb
Max takeoff weight2,900 lb
Empty weight1,650 lb
Usable fuel63 gal
Fuel burn at cruise14.6 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$55,000
Price, high$95,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,500 h
Overhaul cost, low$42,000
Overhaul cost, high$58,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time663
Active fleet188
Median year built1960.0
NTSB events, last 10 years11
Fatal events, last 10 years2
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years158.51
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active258.51
Ownership transfers, last 24 months41
Transfers per 100 active321.81
Airworthiness directives6
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record41.2 of 10
Severity53.3 of 10
Access68.4 of 10
Support75.5 of 10
Liquidity86.8 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)925.2 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 188 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 188 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 188 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 28.36 · 202 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 11.65.
  6. Access: class median 767.75.
  7. Support: class median 141.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.57.
  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.