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  • Cessna 414A

Comparison

AttributeCessna 414A
What it is
Seats8
Landing geartricycle
Engines2
EngineContinental TSIO-520-NB (turbocharged)
Horsepower310 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1978
Production end1985
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance;multi-engine;pressurized/high-altitude
Performance
Cruise speed200 KTAS
Range1,300 nm
Service ceiling30,800 ft
Climb rate1,580 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)75 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft2,265 ft
Landing over 50 ft2,400 ft
Load and fuel
Seats8
Useful load2,382 lb
Full-fuel payload1,146 lb
Max takeoff weight6,750 lb
Empty weight4,368 lb
Usable fuel206 gal
Fuel burn at cruise36 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$250,000
Price, high$600,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,400 h
Overhaul cost, low$60,000
Overhaul cost, high$85,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time539
Active fleet363
Median year built1979.0
NTSB events, last 10 years6
Fatal events, last 10 years4
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years116.53
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active213.77
Ownership transfers, last 24 months111
Transfers per 100 active330.58
Airworthiness directives17
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 7+ seats
Accident record45 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Severity50.8 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)
Access61.3 of 10
Support78.4 of 10
Liquidity89.4 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)924.9 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 363 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 363 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 363 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 15.87 · 17 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 20.42.
  6. Access: class median 3,096.5.
  7. Support: class median 132.5.
  8. Liquidity: class median 23.08.
  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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