FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS 3A25

Textron Aviation Inc.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 27 10/19/2018 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (11)

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (1)

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

NE-01-32

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Specific sections

Sec. 23.959
Sec. 23.1041
Sec. 23.1387
Sec. 23.1419
Sec. 23.1441

Former holders

Cessna Aircraft Company

Fleet view · 871 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

n=871

Horsepower

300

285–300

Cruise (kts)

88–183

Year of mfr

1977

1961–1993

Engines on the type, by tail count

CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER 600
CONT MOTOR TSI0-470-B 62
CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES 43
CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-NB 26
CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C 17
LYCOMING TI0-540 SER 6
TCM CONT TSIO 520 SER 6
CONT MOTOR TSIO-520-EB 5

NTSB events

146

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

344

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.17 events / tail · 0.39 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.