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Aircraft model

CESSNA 650

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What it is

Seats11
Landing geartricycle
Engines2
EngineHoneywell TFE731-4R
Horsepower—
FuelJetA
Certification basisFAR25
Production start1983
Production end2000
Endorsements requiredmulti-engine

Performance

Cruise speed460 KTAS
Range2,000 nm
Service ceiling51,000 ft
Climb rate3,700 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)95 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft5,140 ft
Landing over 50 ft3,000 ft

Load and fuel

Seats11
Useful load9,300 lb
Full-fuel payload1,501 lb
Max takeoff weight22,000 lb
Empty weight12,700 lb
Usable fuel1,164 gal
Fuel burn at cruise195 gal/h

Cost of ownership

Price, low$450,000
Price, high$1,500,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO5,000 h
Overhaul cost, low$550,000
Overhaul cost, high$800,000

The fleet and its record

Registered, all time351
Active fleet201
Median year built1991.0
NTSB events, last 10 years3
Fatal events, last 10 years0
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years14.93 per 1,000 active · base 201 active
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active14.93 per 1,000 active · base 201 active
Ownership transfers, last 24 months68
Transfers per 100 active33.83 per 100 active · base 201 active
Airworthiness directives9
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok

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 classFixed wing multi-engine, turbo-fan, 2 engines, 7+ seats
Accident record— · class median 4.63 · 43 models in class
Severity— · class median 16.67
Access0.3 of 10 · class median 7,156
Support5.5 of 10 · class median 197
Liquidity6 of 10 · class median 29.17
Aircraft · public FAA and NTSB records; not an inspection