Aircraft model
CESSNA 210E
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The 1965 Centurion, with 285 hp and a higher gross weight than the earlier aircraft. It cruises at 170 knots and carries 1,240 lb, still on the strut-braced wing that the cantilever design replaced two years later.
The extra power is worth having and the aeroplane remains inexpensive for its speed. The standing considerations are the same across the early 210s: a complicated hydraulic gear system with doors that must be swung and inspected, and the 2020 wing spar carry-through airworthiness directive whose compliance status is the first thing to establish. Fuel burn is around 15 gallons an hour. Insurance requires complex and high-performance endorsements and real retractable time; underwriters treat the 210 as a step above a Bonanza.
What it is
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Continental IO-470-S |
| Horsepower | 285 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1965 |
| Production end | 1965 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 170 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 700 nm |
| Service ceiling | 19,500 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,200 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 55 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,750 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,400 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 4 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,240 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 862 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 3,000 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,760 lb |
| Usable fuel | 63 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 16 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $75,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $175,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,500 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $42,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $58,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 200 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 74 |
| Median year built | 1965.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 13.51 per 1,000 active · base 74 active · thin base (low) |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 13.51 per 1,000 active · base 74 active · thin base (low) |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 17 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 22.97 per 100 active · base 74 active · thin base (low) |
| Airworthiness directives | 5 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
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, 3-4 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | — · class median 28.36 · 202 models in class |
| Severity | — · class median 11.65 |
| Access | 9.7 of 10 · class median 767.75 |
| Support | 3.4 of 10 · class median 141.5 |
| Liquidity | 7.3 of 10 · class median 19.57 |