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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS 3A12

Cessna Aircraft Company

Current Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 75 12/21/2007 📄 TCDS PDF (direct) ↗ drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (18)

Applicable airworthiness directives (116)

ADs joined from the FAA Federal Register by (Cessna Aircraft Company × model). Click any AD to see the full Federal Register record. Mandatory; flying out of compliance grounds the airplane.

  • 2024-08082 Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes 2024-04-17
  • 2023-22352 Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes 2023-10-10
  • 2020-27312 Airworthiness Directives; Technify Motors GmbH (Type Certificate Previously Held by Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH) Reciprocating Engines 2020-12-14
  • 2020-22039 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes 2020-10-07
  • 2020-17902 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-08-17
  • 2020-16592 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-07-31
  • 2020-11340 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes 2020-05-29
  • 2019-00104 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc., Evolution Flight Display Units 2019-01-23
  • 2018-02881 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes 2018-02-13
  • 2018-01923 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes 2018-02-01
  • 2018-00479 Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace Welding Minneapolis, Inc., Mufflers 2018-01-17
  • 2017-07775 Airworthiness Directives; Aerospace Welding Minneapolis, Inc. Mufflers 2017-04-18
  • 2016-18708 Airworthiness Directives; Continental Motors, Inc. Reciprocating Engines 2016-08-11
  • 2015-28883 Airworthiness Directives; Zodiac Aerotechnics (Formerly Intertechnique Aircraft Systems) 2015-11-20
  • 2015-09103 Airworthiness Directives; Zodiac Aerotechnics (Formerly Intertechnique Aircraft Systems) 2015-04-22
  • 2013-14995 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2013-06-27
  • 2013-05287 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2013-03-07
  • 2013-02897 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2013-02-12
  • 2012-31605 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH Reciprocating Engines 2013-01-09
  • 2012-29402 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2012-12-05
  • 2012-26500 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2012-11-23
  • 2012-24207 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2012-10-02
  • 2012-22528 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH Models TAE 125-01, TAE 125-02-99, and TAE 125-02-114 Reciprocating Engines 2012-09-17
  • 2012-20371 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2012-08-20
  • 2012-1451 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2012-02-07
  • 2011-29315 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2011-11-14
  • 2011-26822 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Models TAE 125-02-99 and TAE 125-01 Reciprocating Engines 2011-10-18
  • 2011-10988 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190, 195, 206, 207, 210, T303, 336, and 337 Airplanes 2011-05-13
  • 2011-11260 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA01303WI 2011-05-11
  • 2011-8564 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA01303WI 2011-04-21
  • 2011-7293 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH Models TAE 125-01, TAE 125-02-99, and TAE 125-02-114 Reciprocating Engines 2011-03-31
  • 2011-3917 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH Models TAE 125-02-99 and TAE 125-02-114 Reciprocating Engines 2011-02-23
  • 2010-31428 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) Model 172 Airplanes Modified by Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) SA01303WI 2010-12-15
  • 2010-29449 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH Models TAE 125-01, TAE 125-02-99, and TAE 125-02-114 Reciprocating Engines 2010-11-23
  • 2010-28579 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company (Cessna) 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, 303, 336, and 337 Series Airplanes 2010-11-16
  • 2010-28158 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190, 195, 206, 207, 210, T303, 336, and 337 Airplanes 2010-11-08
  • 2010-27228 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH Models TAE 125-02-99 and TAE 125-02-114 Reciprocating Engines 2010-10-28
  • 2010-21058 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Models TAE 125-01 and TAE 125-02-99 Reciprocating Engines 2010-08-25
  • 2010-16618 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH Model TAE 125-01 Reciprocating Engines 2010-07-13
  • 2010-7590 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Model TAE 125-01 Reciprocating Engines 2010-04-05
  • 2010-5548 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Models TAE 125-02-99 and TAE 125-01 Reciprocating Engines 2010-03-16
  • 2010-3117 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Model TAE 125-01 Reciprocating Engines 2010-02-23
  • E9-30732 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2009-12-31
  • E9-28166 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Model TAE 125-01 Reciprocating Engines 2009-11-27
  • E9-25290 Airworthiness Directives; Hartzell Propeller Inc. ()HC-()2Y(K,R)-() Series Propellers 2009-10-27
  • E9-25035 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Models TAE 125-02-99 and TAE 125-01 Reciprocating Engines 2009-10-19
  • E9-22314 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Model TAE 125-01 Reciprocating Engines 2009-09-17
  • E9-22313 Airworthiness Directives; Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH (TAE) Model TAE 125-01 Reciprocating Engines 2009-09-17
  • E9-18118 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2009-07-30
  • E8-30465 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 206, 207, 208, 210, 303, 336, and 337 Series Airplanes 2008-12-24

+ 66 older AD(s) — browse all ADs ↗

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (8)

Advisory bulletins on these airframes. Not mandatory like ADs — but operators tracking AD compliance often miss the SAIB on the same component.

  • CE-13-37 Propeller Assembly; Installation Torque
  • CE-12-02R1 Alternative Method of Compliance to Airworthiness Directive 2001-06-17
  • CE-12-15 DC Power Distribution System - Avionics Master Switch
  • CE-12-03 Fuel Control; Engine Performance with the Throttle Control at Idle
  • CE-11-37 Engine Oil: Oil Filter Interference
  • CE-09-12 Navigation: CRS/BARO Knob Interference in some G1000/G900X/G950 Installations
  • CE-02-20
  • CE-11-36 Flight Controls Frayed Aileron Cables

Special Conditions + ELOS findings

Certification-time deviations: SCs add requirements where the design is novel; ELOS allows alternative compliance. Most modern types have both.

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

  • Sec. 23.51
  • Sec. 23.423
  • Sec. 23.441
  • Sec. 23.561
  • Sec. 23.562
  • Sec. 23.779
  • Sec. 23.781
  • Sec. 23.807
  • Sec. 25.951
  • Sec. 23.1093
  • Sec. 23.1143
  • Sec. 23.1147
  • Sec. 23.1524
  • Sec. 23.1545
  • Sec. 23.1549
  • Sec. 23.1559
  • Sec. 23.301
  • Sec. 23.303
  • Sec. 23.305
  • Sec. 23.603
  • Sec. 23.605
  • Sec. 23.607
  • Sec. 23.771
  • Sec. 23.777
  • Sec. 23.901
  • Sec. 23.1301
  • Sec. 23.1303
  • Sec. 23.1305
  • Sec. 23.1322
  • Sec. 23.1325
  • Sec. 23.1501
  • Sec. 23.1529
  • Sec. 23.1541
  • Sec. 23.1589
  • Sec. 23.951
  • Sec. 23.1329
  • Sec. 23.1335
  • Sec. 23.1397
  • Sec. 23.1401

Former holders

  • Cessna Aircraft Company

Engineering specs · extracted from TCDS PDF

Surface-extracted from the actual TCDS PDF (regex on the agency's own text). Multi-model TCDS have one set of specs per Model section; we show the union. The linked PDF remains the authoritative source.

Vne

139kt

never exceed

Vno

122kt

max struct cruise

Va

100kt

maneuvering

Vfe

87kt

flaps extended

Max gross

2,200lbs

Seats

4

Fuel

42gal

Oil

2gal

Engines (per TCDS)

  • — Continental O-300-A or O-300-B
  • — Continental O-300-C or O-300-D
  • — Lycoming O-320-E2D
  • — Lycoming O-320-H2AD
  • — Lycoming O-320-D2J
  • — Lycoming O-360-A4N
  • — Lycoming IO-360-L2A

Fuel grade 80/87 minimum grade aviation gasoline

Fleet view · 18,653 registered tails

Engineering specs aggregated from the FAA Aircraft Registry — what every actually-flying tail under this TCDS reports. Median + 10th–90th-percentile range across the active fleet.

Seats

4

n=18,653

Horsepower

180

145–180

Cruise (kts)

105

105–108

Year of mfr

1975

1941–2026

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 9,472
  • CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER 4,628
  • LYCOMING IO-360-L2A 2,558
  • LYCOMING I0360 SER 650
  • LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C 296
  • LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 90
  • LYCOMING O-320-E2D 50
  • LYCOMING I0-360-B1E 49

NTSB events

4,844

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

582

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.26 events / tail · 0.03 ADs / tail

The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is the authoritative document for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment, AD compliance times, and operating limitations. Open on drs.faa.gov ↗ DRS frequently breaks — when it does, the fleet view above and the cross-links below are usually what you actually need.