Aircraft model
CESSNA 337H
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The last Skymaster, built 1978 to 1980 with redesigned control wheels and a fuel system reworked once more, at 4,630 lb. 140 aircraft covered the 337H, the turbocharged T337H and the pressurized P337H between them. By this point Cessna had fitted the "Camber-Lift" wing and a redesigned panel, so a late 337 is a noticeably more finished aeroplane than a 1967 one.
Owning one is cheaper than owning a conventional light twin only in the insurance and training columns; the maintenance is two engines' worth either way, and the rear engine's cooling, exhaust and accessibility make it the expensive one. Check the rear engine's cylinders and the exhaust system first on any pre-purchase, and check the nose gear and its doors second. Parts support is thin but the type club is unusually good. On a late airframe the avionics have usually been replaced at least twice and the value is in the airframe hours and the engine logs, not the panel. Late Skymasters command a real premium over the 1960s cars because there are so few of them and because the accumulated detail improvements are worth having; whether that premium is rational depends entirely on how much rear-engine maintenance the seller has already paid for.
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- CESSNA 337H
What it is
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Continental IO-360-G |
| Horsepower | 210 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1978 |
| Production end | 1980 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance;multi-engine |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 169 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,139 nm |
| Service ceiling | 16,300 ft |
| Climb rate | 940 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 61 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,675 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,650 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,705 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 1,165 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 4,630 lb |
| Empty weight | 2,925 lb |
| Usable fuel | 90 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 23.5 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $95,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $180,000 |
| 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 | 64 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 10 |
| Median year built | 1978.0 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Transfers per 100 active | — |
| Airworthiness directives | 5 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | none |
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing multi-engine, piston, 2 engines, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | —3 |
| Support | 1.2 of 104 |
| Liquidity | —5 |
- Accident record: class median 28.74 · 56 models in class.
- Severity: class median 33.33.
- Access: class median 2,812.25.
- Support: class median 57.
- Liquidity: class median 21.91.
- 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.