Aircraft model
AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-180
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The A-1C-180 is the current-generation Husky with a 2,200 lb gross weight, a strengthened structure and a useful load of about 840 lb, which is a genuine improvement over the earlier A-1B and makes a real difference when carrying camping gear or operating on floats. It has 180 hp, climbs at 1,500 fpm and will fly 800 nautical miles.
This is the aeroplane to buy if the budget stretches to it, because the extra gross weight solves the one real complaint about earlier Huskies. It is expensive — a good used one costs as much as a new four-seat aircraft from some manufacturers — and that price reflects scarcity and a strong backcountry market rather than any bargain. Aviat is a small company, so parts support is attentive but not on the scale of a Textron. As a taildragger with a big wing it demands currency and wind awareness, and insurers want meaningful tailwheel time. Tundra tyres, floats and skis are common fits that change both capability and price.
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What it is
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | taildragger |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming O-360-A1P |
| Horsepower | 180 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | FAR23 |
| Production start | 2011 |
| Production end | current |
| Endorsements required | tailwheel |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 120 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 800 nm |
| Service ceiling | 20,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,500 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 40 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 900 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,000 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 2 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 840 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 528 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,200 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,360 lb |
| Usable fuel | 52 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 10.1 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $225,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $460,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 2,000 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $32,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $46,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 275 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 233 |
| Median year built | 2014.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 14 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 60.091 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 55.792 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 66 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 28.333 |
| Airworthiness directives | 3 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 233 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 233 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 233 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 1.4 of 101 |
| Severity | 5.7 of 102 |
| Access | 6 of 103 |
| Support | 9.1 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 8.2 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | 30.4 out of 506 |
- Accident record: class median 29.1 · 174 models in class.
- Severity: class median 9.09.
- Access: class median 974.
- Support: class median 81.
- Liquidity: class median 20.47.
- 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.