TCDS 3A15
Historical · Aircraft · Small Airplane · Rev 100 (12/16/2025) · FAA TCDS database
Textron Aviation Inc. TCDS PDF (direct) ↗ drs.faa.gov ↗
The TCDS PDF on drs.faa.gov is authoritative for design-as-certified weight limits, performance, equipment and operating limitations.
Models covered (27)
SAIBs (1)
- CE-18-22 Alternative Method of Compliance to Airworthiness Directive 2018-06-11
Certification basis — 14 CFR
Specific sections
- Sec. 23.13
- Sec. 23.15
- Sec. 23.143
- Sec. 23.301
- Sec. 23.303
- Sec. 23.305
- Sec. 23.307
- Sec. 23.395
- Sec. 23.397
- Sec. 23.561
- Sec. 23.601
- Sec. 23.603
- Sec. 23.605
- Sec. 23.607
- Sec. 23.609
- Sec. 23.611
- Sec. 23.613
- Sec. 23.619
- Sec. 23.625
- Sec. 23.685
- Sec. 23.689
- Sec. 23.771
- Sec. 23.773
- Sec. 23.777
- Sec. 23.1301
- Sec. 23.1303
- Sec. 23.1305
- Sec. 23.1307
- Sec. 23.1309
- Sec. 23.1311
- Sec. 23.1321
- Sec. 23.1322
- Sec. 23.1323
- Sec. 23.1325
- Sec. 23.1327
- Sec. 23.1329
- Sec. 23.1331
- Sec. 23.1335
- Sec. 23.1337
- Sec. 23.1351
- Sec. 23.1353
- Sec. 23.1357
- Sec. 23.1359
- Sec. 23.1365
- Sec. 23.1367
- Sec. 23.1381
- Sec. 23.1431
- Sec. 23.1501
- Sec. 23.1523
- Sec. 23.1525
- Sec. 23.1529
- Sec. 23.1541
- Sec. 23.1543
- Sec. 23.1545
- Sec. 23.1549
- Sec. 23.1553
- Sec. 23.1555
- Sec. 23.1557
- Sec. 23.1563
- Sec. 23.1581
- Sec. 23.1583
- Sec. 23.1585
Former holders
- Beech Aircraft Corporation
- Raytheon Aircraft Company\Hawker Beechcraft Corporation
- Beech Aircraft Corporation\Raytheon Aircraft Company
- Raytheon Aircraft Company
Engineering specs · extracted from TCDS PDF, union across models
- Vne · never exceed
- 182 kt
- Vno · max struct cruise
- 152 kt
- Va · maneuvering
- 123 kt
- Max gross
- 2,900 lbs
- Seats
- 4
- Oil
- 2.25 gal
Engines (per TCDS)
- — Continental O-470-G
- — Continental IO-470-C
- — Continental IO-470-J
- — Continental IO-470-N
- — Continental IO-470-K
- — Continental IO-520-B or IO-520-BA
- — Continental IO-520B or IO-520-BA
- — S/N E-1 through E-1370 Continental IO-520-B or IO-520-BA
Fuel grade 91/96 minimum grade aviation gasoline
Fleet view · 8,683 registered tails · FAA registry, median and p10–p90
- Seats
- 6
- 4–6 (n=8,683)
- Horsepower
- 285
- 260–300
- Cruise (kts)
- 138
- 138–150
- Year of mfr
- 1973
- 1956–2016
Engines on the type, by tail count
- CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 4,257
- CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES 1,829
- CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES 767
- CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 412
- CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 234
- CONT MOTOR IO-550-B 234
- AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 162
- CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER 42
- NTSB events
- 1,763
- across all model variants
- Applicable ADs
- 769
- FAA airworthiness directives
- Per-tail rate
- 0.20 events / tail · 0.09 ADs / tail