Aircraft model
CESSNA 560
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
What it is
| Seats | 10 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 2 |
| Engine | Pratt & Whitney Canada JT15D-5D |
| Horsepower | — |
| Fuel | JetA |
| Certification basis | FAR25 |
| Production start | 1988 |
| Production end | 2000 |
| Endorsements required | multi-engine |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 430 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 1,800 nm |
| Service ceiling | 45,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 3,700 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 88 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 3,680 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 2,970 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 10 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 6,905 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 1,143 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 16,300 lb |
| Empty weight | 9,395 lb |
| Usable fuel | 860 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 150 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $900,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $4,500,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 3,500 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $400,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $700,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 719 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 596 |
| Median year built | 1996.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 11 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 4 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 18.46 per 1,000 active · base 596 active |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 11.74 per 1,000 active · base 596 active |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 203 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 34.06 per 100 active · base 596 active |
| Airworthiness directives | 14 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 1 |
| 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 multi-engine, turbo-fan, 2 engines, 7+ seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 2.4 of 10 · class median 4.63 · 43 models in class |
| Severity | 2.4 of 10 · class median 16.67 |
| Access | 4.8 of 10 · class median 7,156 |
| Support | 9.8 of 10 · class median 197 |
| Liquidity | 6.4 of 10 · class median 29.17 |