FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A-729

Commonwealth Aircraft Inc.

Current Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 5 12/20/1949 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (5)

Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (3)

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

CE-09-50 Alternative Method of Compliance for AD 2008-15-06
CE-08-02 Flight Controls
CE-03-29

Former holders

Pigman Reed, Rearwin

Fleet view · 62 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=62

Horsepower

n=60

Cruise (kts)

86–86

Year of mfr

1946

1945–1947

Engines on the type, by tail count

CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES 57
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES 2
CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES 1

NTSB events

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.21 events / tail · 0.00 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.