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  • CESSNA TU206

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AttributeCESSNA TU206
What it is
Seats6
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental TSIO-520-M (turbocharged)
Horsepower310 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1977
Production end1986
Endorsements requiredhigh-performance
Performance
Cruise speed164 KTAS
Range600 nm
Service ceiling27,000 ft
Climb rate1,030 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)54 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,810 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,395 ft
Load and fuel
Seats6
Useful load1,580 lb
Full-fuel payload1,214 lb
Max takeoff weight3,600 lb
Empty weight2,020 lb
Usable fuel61 gal
Fuel burn at cruise18 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$195,000
Price, high$400,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,400 h
Overhaul cost, low$60,000
Overhaul cost, high$85,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time5
Active fleet1
Median year built1981.0
NTSB events, last 10 years0
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years—
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active—
Ownership transfers, last 24 months0
Transfers per 100 active—
Airworthiness directives3
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencenone
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats
Accident record1—
Severity2—
Access3—
Support40.8 of 10
Liquidity5—
Overall (sum of the categories shown)6—
  1. Accident record: class median 38.47 · 74 models in class.
  2. Severity: class median 16.67.
  3. Access: class median 1,823.
  4. Support: class median 96.
  5. Liquidity: class median 17.67.
  6. 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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