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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A-768

Textron Aviation Inc.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 35 07/29/2015 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (2)

Former holders

  • Cessna Aircraft Company

Fleet view · 2,264 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

2

n=2,264

Horsepower

85

85–95

Cruise (kts)

105

90–105

Year of mfr

1946

1946–2001

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES 1,818
  • CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES 289
  • LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES 31
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 21
  • CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES 16
  • LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES 11
  • CONT MOTOR C85-12F 7
  • CONT MOTOR C85-12 6

NTSB events

692

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

79

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.31 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.