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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A-790

Textron Aviation Inc.

Historical Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 37 07/29/2015 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (4)

Former holders

  • Cessna Aircraft Company

Fleet view · 510 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

5

n=510

Horsepower

275

245–300

Cruise (kts)

146

146–147

Year of mfr

1951

1942–1994

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • JACOBS R755A SERIES 170
  • JACOBS R755B SERIES 115
  • JACOBS L4 /R755-7 92
  • CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES 63
  • JACOBS L6 30
  • JACOBS R-755B2 6
  • JACOBS R-755A2 4
  • P&W R-985 SERIES 4

NTSB events

238

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

67

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.47 events / tail · 0.13 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.