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  • Cessna P337H
  • Piper PA-23-250
  • Beechcraft 95-B55
  • Beechcraft 58 (registered as BEECH)

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AttributeCessna P337HPiper PA-23-250Beechcraft 95-B55Beechcraft 58 (registered as BEECH)
What it is
Seats6666
Landing geartricycletricycletricycletricycle
Engines2222
EngineContinental TSIO-360 (turbocharged)Lycoming IO-540-C4B5Continental IO-470-LContinental IO-520-C
Horsepower225 hp250 hp260 hp285 hp
Fuel100LL100LL100LL100LL
Certification basisCAR3CAR3CAR3CAR3
Production start1978195919641970
Production end198019811982current
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance;multi-engine;pressurized/high-altitudecomplex;high-performance;multi-enginecomplex;high-performance;multi-enginecomplex;high-performance;multi-engine
Performance
Cruise (75 % power)—180 KTAS195 KTAS—
Range (75 %, standard fuel, 30-min reserve)—900 nm——
Service ceiling20,000 ft18,950 ft19,300 ft20,600 ft
Climb rate—1,490 ft/min1,670 ft/min1,660 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)—61 KCAS73 KCAS74 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—1,800 ft1,400 ft1,373 ft
Landing over 50 ft—1,800 ft1,400 ft1,400 ft
Load and fuel
Seats6666
Useful load—2,158 lb1,864 lb2,000 lb
Full-fuel payload—1,336 lb1,264 lb1,184 lb
Max takeoff weight—5,200 lb5,100 lb5,500 lb
Empty weight—3,042 lb3,236 lb3,500 lb
Usable fuel—137 gal100 gal136 gal
Fuel burn at cruise—28 gal/h27.6 gal/h—
Cost of ownership
Price, low$129,500$55,000$60,000$120,000
Price, high$300,000$249,000$280,000$1,250,000
Prices as of2026202620262026
Engine TBO—2,000 h1,500 h1,700 h
Overhaul cost, low—$46,000$42,000$48,000
Overhaul cost, high—$66,000$58,000$68,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time613,8022551,663
Active fleet3189474726
Median year built1979197119701979
NTSB events, last 10 years334628
Fatal events, last 10 years013310
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years196.77 · thin base (low)38.0381.08 · thin base (low)38.57
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active232.26 · thin base (low)13.4240.54 · thin base (low)26.17
Ownership transfers, last 24 months1020922169
Transfers per 100 active332.26 · thin base (low)23.3829.73 · thin base (low)23.28
Airworthiness directives613816
Directives, last 5 years0100
Rate confidencelowoklowok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seatsFixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seatsFixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seatsFixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seats
Accident record4—8.8 of 102.3 of 106.3 of 10
Severity5—3.3 of 103.6 of 103.3 of 10
Access64.1 of 107.6 of 107.2 of 105.9 of 10
Support72.2 of 109.9 of 109.6 of 1010 of 10
Liquidity89.3 of 106.4 of 105.4 of 106.1 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9Partial: 15.6 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)not comparable: partial score36 out of 50not comparable: partial score28.1 out of 50not comparable: partial score31.6 out of 50not comparable: partial score
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: Cessna P337H, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 31 active; Piper PA-23-250, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 894 active; Beechcraft 95-B55, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 74 active; Beechcraft 58 (registered as BEECH), per 1,000 active aircraft · base 726 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: Cessna P337H, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 31 active; Piper PA-23-250, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 894 active; Beechcraft 95-B55, per 1,000 active aircraft · base 74 active; Beechcraft 58 (registered as BEECH), per 1,000 active aircraft · base 726 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: Cessna P337H, per 100 active aircraft · base 31 active; Piper PA-23-250, per 100 active aircraft · base 894 active; Beechcraft 95-B55, per 100 active aircraft · base 74 active; Beechcraft 58 (registered as BEECH), per 100 active aircraft · base 726 active.
  4. Accident record: Cessna P337H, class median 29.1 · 57 models in class; Piper PA-23-250, class median 29.1 · 57 models in class; Beechcraft 95-B55, class median 29.1 · 57 models in class; Beechcraft 58 (registered as BEECH), class median 29.1 · 57 models in class.
  5. Severity: Cessna P337H, class median 33.33; Piper PA-23-250, class median 33.33; Beechcraft 95-B55, class median 33.33; Beechcraft 58 (registered as BEECH), class median 33.33.
  6. Access: Cessna P337H, class median 2,924.5; Piper PA-23-250, class median 2,924.5; Beechcraft 95-B55, class median 2,924.5; Beechcraft 58 (registered as BEECH), class median 2,924.5.
  7. Support: Cessna P337H, class median 55; Piper PA-23-250, class median 55; Beechcraft 95-B55, class median 55; Beechcraft 58 (registered as BEECH), class median 55.
  8. Liquidity: Cessna P337H, class median 21.95; Piper PA-23-250, class median 21.95; Beechcraft 95-B55, class median 21.95; Beechcraft 58 (registered as BEECH), class median 21.95.
  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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