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  • CESSNA 210-5A(205A)

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AttributeCESSNA 210-5A(205A)
What it is
Seats6
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental IO-470-S
Horsepower260 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1964
Production end1964
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance
Performance
Cruise speed138 KTAS
Range515 nm
Service ceiling16,100 ft
Climb rate965 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)50 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,465 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,510 ft
Load and fuel
Seats6
Useful load1,550 lb
Full-fuel payload1,160 lb
Max takeoff weight3,300 lb
Empty weight1,750 lb
Usable fuel65 gal
Fuel burn at cruise14.6 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$90,000
Price, high$325,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,500 h
Overhaul cost, low$42,000
Overhaul cost, high$58,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time84
Active fleet34
Median year built1964.0
NTSB events, last 10 years2
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years158.82 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active229.41 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months5
Transfers per 100 active314.71 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives4
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access67.7 of 10
Support73.4 of 10
Liquidity81 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 34 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 34 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 34 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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