Aircraft model
CESSNA 210N
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The 210N, built 1979-1984, is the generation that finally simplified the landing gear: Cessna deleted the main gear doors, which removed the most troublesome part of the hydraulic system and is the main reason these are preferred over earlier Centurions. It has 300 hp, six seats, 90 usable gallons and a 1,520 lb useful load.
It is one of very few piston singles that will genuinely carry six people and fuel, which is why it commands a premium. The first question on any 210 remains the 2020 airworthiness directive requiring wing spar carry-through inspection, issued after a fatal in-flight wing separation; compliance and findings materially affect both airworthiness and value. The IO-520 burns 16 to 17 gallons an hour and has a crankcase cracking history on high-time engines.
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- CESSNA 210N
What it is
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Continental IO-520-L |
| Horsepower | 300 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1979 |
| Production end | 1984 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 165 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 800 nm |
| Service ceiling | 17,300 ft |
| Climb rate | 950 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 58 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,900 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,500 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,520 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 980 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 3,800 lb |
| Empty weight | 2,280 lb |
| Usable fuel | 90 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 16.8 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $200,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $360,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,700 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $48,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $68,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 465 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 81 |
| Median year built | 1980.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 5 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 61.73 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 49.38 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 11 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 13.58 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 5 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 1 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 81 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 81 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 81 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 4.9 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)1 |
| Severity | 6.2 of 10 · scored on 21 years of events (fewer than 10 in the last 10)2 |
| Access | 1.5 of 103 |
| Support | 4.8 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 2.1 of 105 |
| Overall (sum of the categories shown) | 19.5 out of 506 |
- Accident record: class median 38.47 · 74 models in class.
- Severity: class median 16.67.
- Access: class median 1,823.
- Support: class median 96.
- Liquidity: class median 17.67.
- 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.