Aircraft model
CESSNA 208A
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
What it is
| Seats | 10 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-114 |
| Horsepower | 600 hp |
| Fuel | JetA |
| Certification basis | FAR23 |
| Production start | 1984 |
| Production end | 1998 |
| Endorsements required | high-performance |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 175 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,000 nm |
| Service ceiling | 25,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,200 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 58 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 2,055 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,625 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 10 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 4,000 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 1,776 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 8,000 lb |
| Empty weight | 4,000 lb |
| Usable fuel | 332 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 44 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $1,600,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 3,600 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $350,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $520,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 20 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 1 |
| Median year built | 1985.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | — |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | — |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 0 |
| Transfers per 100 active | — |
| Airworthiness directives | 21 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | none |
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, turbo-prop, 1 engine, 1-2 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | — · class median 0 · 10 models in class |
| Severity | — · class median 25 |
| Access | — · class median 6,509 |
| Support | 1.3 of 10 · class median 78 |
| Liquidity | — · class median 23.47 |