Aircraft model
BEECH C24R
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
What it is
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming IO-360-A1B6 |
| Horsepower | 200 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1977 |
| Production end | 1983 |
| Endorsements required | complex |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 130 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 700 nm |
| Service ceiling | 15,385 ft |
| Climb rate | 900 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 54 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,800 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,450 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,050 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 708 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,750 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,700 lb |
| Usable fuel | 57 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 11.2 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $90,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $240,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 2,000 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $34,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $48,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 329 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 176 |
| Median year built | 1979.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 9 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 51.14 per 1,000 active · base 176 active |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 22.73 per 1,000 active · base 176 active |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 36 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 20.45 per 100 active · base 176 active |
| Airworthiness directives | 2 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
Peer scores
A score runs from 0 to 10 within the model's peer class: a position, not a grade, and the six are never added together.
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | — · class median 51.28 · 73 models in class |
| Severity | — · class median 16.67 |
| Access | 1.5 of 10 · class median 1,771.5 |
| Support | 6.8 of 10 · class median 81 |
| Liquidity | 6.4 of 10 · class median 17.96 |