Aircraft model
CESSNA T210N
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The 1980 Turbo Centurion, from the run that deleted the main landing gear doors and so removed the most troublesome part of the earlier 210's hydraulic system. It is the most refined of the turbocharged Centurions: six seats, 310 hp, nearly 200 knots in the high teens, and a useful load around 1,450 lb. For an owner who needs to move five or six people quickly over terrain or weather, very little else at this price competes.
The expenses are real and continuous. Budget 17-18 gallons an hour, a large turbocharged Continental overhaul, and close annual attention to the turbocharger, wastegate and exhaust system. The 2020 wing spar carry-through airworthiness directive applies to this aircraft and its compliance and findings should be established before any offer. Without pressurisation the 27,000-foot ceiling is theoretical; in practice everyone is on oxygen above the mid-teens. Insurance requires complex and high-performance endorsements, retractable time and usually a formal transition course.
What it is
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Continental TSIO-520-R (turbocharged) |
| Horsepower | 310 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1979 |
| Production end | 1984 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 197 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 900 nm |
| Service ceiling | 27,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 930 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 58 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 2,160 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,500 ft |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 6 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 1,450 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 910 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 3,800 lb |
| Empty weight | 2,350 lb |
| Usable fuel | 90 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 18 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $190,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $500,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,400 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $60,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $85,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 1,256 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 468 |
| Median year built | 1980.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 22 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 47.01 per 1,000 active · base 468 active |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 40.6 per 1,000 active · base 468 active |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 68 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 14.53 per 100 active · base 468 active |
| Airworthiness directives | 7 |
| 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 single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | 4.9 of 10 · class median 38.14 · 73 models in class |
| Severity | 5.3 of 10 · class median 8.33 |
| Access | 5.2 of 10 · class median 1,794 |
| Support | 9 of 10 · class median 81 |
| Liquidity | 2.5 of 10 · class median 17.96 |