Aircraft model
STINSON 10
Everything here is true of every aircraft of the type, not of any one aircraft.
The Stinson Model 10 Voyager of 1940: a three-seat high-wing cabin monoplane with an 80 hp Continental A-80, wider seats than the Model 105 it replaced and a better standard of interior and finish. 260 were built before the Model 10A took over in 1941.
A Voyager is a comfortable little aeroplane by 1940 standards and a slow one by any. What makes it interesting to own is that it is a Stinson: the build quality is a step above the Cubs and Champs it competed with, the cabin is genuinely a cabin, and the type has a devoted following. What makes it awkward is that the parts trade is much thinner than for the Piper and Aeronca equivalents, and the pre-war airframes are wood-and-fabric with the inspection burden that implies.
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- STINSON 10
What it is
| Seats | 3 |
|---|---|
| Landing gear | taildragger |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Continental A-80 |
| Horsepower | 80 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1940 |
| Production end | 1941 |
| Endorsements required | tailwheel |
Performance
| Cruise speed | 90 KTAS |
|---|---|
| Range | 350 nm |
| Service ceiling | 14,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 600 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 38 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | — |
| Landing over 50 ft | — |
Load and fuel
| Seats | 3 |
|---|---|
| Useful load | 580 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 430 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 1,580 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,000 lb |
| Usable fuel | 25 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 4.5 gal/h |
Cost of ownership
| Price, low | $22,000 |
|---|---|
| Price, high | $50,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,800 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $21,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $31,000 |
The fleet and its record
| Registered, all time | 120 |
|---|---|
| Active fleet | 28 |
| Median year built | 1940.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 0 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 0 · thin base (low)1 |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 0 · thin base (low)2 |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 3 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 10.71 · thin base (low)3 |
| Airworthiness directives | 1 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
- Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 28 active.
- Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 28 active.
- Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 28 active.
Peer scores6
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats |
|---|---|
| Accident record | —1 |
| Severity | —2 |
| Access | —3 |
| Support | 1.6 of 104 |
| Liquidity | 1.6 of 105 |
These record scores treat STINSON 10 as one design with the same aircraft registered under other names: it includes 11 aircraft registered under WACO; includes the record of aircraft once registered under FLEET; includes the record of aircraft once registered under LUSCOMBE AIRPLANE CORP.; includes the record of aircraft once registered under RE/LOUDERMILK; includes the record of aircraft once registered under SALVAY STARK SKY HOPPER; includes the record of aircraft once registered under SKYHOPPER; includes the record of aircraft once registered under SPINKS; includes the record of aircraft once regi. Prices are not combined.
- Accident record: class median 32.28 · 202 models in class.
- Severity: class median 12.5.
- Access: class median 775.
- Support: class median 147.5.
- Liquidity: class median 19.9.
- 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.