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  • CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162

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AttributeCESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental O-200-D
Horsepower100 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisLSA
Production start2009
Production end2013
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed118 KTAS
Range470 nm
Service ceiling15,500 ft
Climb rate890 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)40 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,320 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,335 ft
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load490 lb
Full-fuel payload346 lb
Max takeoff weight1,320 lb
Empty weight830 lb
Usable fuel24 gal
Fuel burn at cruise5.6 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$55,000
Price, high$80,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,800 h
Overhaul cost, low$24,000
Overhaul cost, high$34,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time302
Active fleet175
Median year built2011.0
NTSB events, last 10 years18
Fatal events, last 10 years1
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years1102.86
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active245.71
Ownership transfers, last 24 months78
Transfers per 100 active344.57
Airworthiness directives0
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record42.3 of 10
Severity56 of 10
Access69.4 of 10
Support77.4 of 10
Liquidity89.6 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)934.7 out of 50
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 175 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 175 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 175 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 29.1 · 174 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 9.09.
  6. Access: class median 974.
  7. Support: class median 81.
  8. Liquidity: class median 20.47.
  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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