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  • CESSNA P206

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AttributeCESSNA P206
What it is
Seats6
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental IO-520-A
Horsepower285 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1965
Production end1970
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance
Performance
Cruise speed143 KTAS
Range600 nm
Service ceiling16,200 ft
Climb rate1,030 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)54 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,780 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,395 ft
Load and fuel
Seats6
Useful load1,550 lb
Full-fuel payload1,172 lb
Max takeoff weight3,300 lb
Empty weight1,750 lb
Usable fuel63 gal
Fuel burn at cruise16 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$120,000
Price, high$290,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,700 h
Overhaul cost, low$48,000
Overhaul cost, high$68,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time158
Active fleet53
Median year built1965.0
NTSB events, last 10 years2
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years137.74 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active218.87 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months10
Transfers per 100 active318.87 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives5
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access60.9 of 10
Support74 of 10
Liquidity85.8 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 53 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 53 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 53 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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