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  • STINSON L-5

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AttributeSTINSON L-5
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EngineLycoming O-435-1
Horsepower190 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basismilitary-surplus
Production start1942
Production end1945
Endorsements requiredtailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed90 KTAS
Range300 nm
Service ceiling15,800 ft
Climb rate900 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)38 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load470 lb
Full-fuel payload254 lb
Max takeoff weight2,020 lb
Empty weight1,550 lb
Usable fuel36 gal
Fuel burn at cruise10.6 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$60,000
Price, high$120,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,200 h
Overhaul cost, low$30,000
Overhaul cost, high$52,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time226
Active fleet72
Median year built1943.0
NTSB events, last 10 years4
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years155.56 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active255.56 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months5
Transfers per 100 active36.94 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives0
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access66.1 of 10
Support74.7 of 10
Liquidity80.3 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 72 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 72 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 72 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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