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FAA · Type Certificate Data Sheet

TCDS A-799

Cessna Aircraft Company

Current Aircraft Small Airplane Rev 54 11/05/2004 drs.faa.gov ↗

Models covered (3)

Applicable airworthiness directives (78)

ADs joined from the FAA Federal Register by (Cessna Aircraft Company × model). Click any AD to see the full Federal Register record. Mandatory; flying out of compliance grounds the airplane.

  • 2025-10320 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation, Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) Airplanes 2025-06-06
  • 2025-03403 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation, Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) Airplanes 2025-03-07
  • 2023-12417 Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes, Helicopters, and Engines 2023-06-12
  • 2023-02986 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) Airplanes 2023-02-13
  • 2022-16139 Airworthiness Directives; Various Airplanes, Helicopters, and Engines 2022-07-27
  • 2021-09871 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) Airplanes 2021-05-11
  • 2020-27741 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) Airplanes 2020-12-17
  • 2020-24046 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes 2020-11-02
  • 2020-17902 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-08-17
  • 2020-16592 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc. 2020-07-31
  • 2020-10316 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes 2020-05-14
  • 2020-03276 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. (Type Certificate Previously Held by Cessna Aircraft Company) 2020-02-21
  • 2019-00104 Airworthiness Directives; Aspen Avionics, Inc., Evolution Flight Display Units 2019-01-23
  • 2017-16048 Airworthiness Directives; Ameri-King Corporation Emergency Locator Transmitters 2017-09-19
  • 2017-10391 Airworthiness Directives; Textron Aviation Inc. Airplanes 2017-05-23
  • 2017-05234 Airworthiness Directives; Meggitt (Troy), Inc. Combustion Heaters 2017-03-31
  • 2016-26428 Airworthiness Directives; Meggitt (Troy), Inc. Combustion Heaters 2016-11-03
  • 2016-12852 Airworthiness Directives; Ameri-King Corporation Emergency Locator Transmitters 2016-06-03
  • 2014-21027 Airworthiness Directives; Rockwell Collins, Inc. Transponders 2014-09-09
  • 2014-19729 Airworthiness Directives; Meggitt (Troy), Inc. Combustion Heaters 2014-08-20
  • 2014-12256 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. Air Data Pressure Transducers 2014-05-28
  • 2014-11846 Airworthiness Directives; Rockwell Collins, Inc. Transponders 2014-05-22
  • 2013-13666 Airworthiness Directives; Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes 2013-06-12
  • 2013-04901 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2013-03-07
  • 2013-02897 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2013-02-12
  • 2012-31587 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. Air Data Pressure Transducers 2013-01-09
  • 2012-29402 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2012-12-05
  • 2012-22337 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2012-09-19
  • 2012-17395 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2012-07-17
  • 2012-15451 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Airplanes 2012-06-25
  • 2012-3973 Airworthiness Directives; Various Transport Category Airplanes 2012-02-22
  • 2011-10988 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190, 195, 206, 207, 210, T303, 336, and 337 Airplanes 2011-05-13
  • 2010-28158 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 150, 152, 170, 172, 175, 177, 180, 182, 185, 188, 190, 195, 206, 207, 210, T303, 336, and 337 Airplanes 2010-11-08
  • 2010-25124 Airworthiness Directives; Transport Category Airplanes 2010-10-06
  • 2010-23834 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Model 750 Airplanes 2010-09-27
  • 2010-13139 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 525A Airplanes 2010-06-17
  • 2010-7943 Airworthiness Directives; The Cessna Aircraft Company Model 750 Airplanes 2010-04-08
  • 2010-7024 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Model 525A Airplanes 2010-03-30
  • E9-30732 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2009-12-31
  • E9-18118 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2009-07-30
  • E8-21125 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components, Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2008-09-15
  • E8-11116 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2008-05-19
  • E8-1238 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. TFE731-2C, -3B, -3BR, -3C, -3CR, -3D, -3DR, -4R, -5AR, -5BR, -5R, -20R, -20AR, -20BR, -40, -40AR, -40R, and -60 Series Turbofan Engines 2008-01-31
  • E7-22810 Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation AE 3007A and AE 3007C Series Turbofan Engines 2007-11-28
  • E7-17384 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. TFE731-2C, -3B, -3BR, -3C, -3CR, -3D, -3DR, -4R, -5AR, -5BR, -5R, -20R, -20AR, -20BR, -40, -40AR, -40R, and -60 Series Turbofan Engines 2007-09-04
  • E7-5915 Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP), Cylinder Assemblies Part Numbers Series: SA47000L, SA47000S, SA52000, SA55000, SL32000W, SL32000WH, SL32006W, SL36000TW, SL36000W, and SL36006W 2007-04-02
  • E7-5775 Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Corporation AE 3007A and AE 3007C Series Turbofan Engines 2007-03-29
  • E7-3834 Airworthiness Directives; Cessna Aircraft Company Models 172R, 172S, 182S, 182T, T182T, 206H, and T206H Airplanes 2007-03-07
  • E7-2985 Airworthiness Directives; Superior Air Parts, Inc. (SAP), Cast Cylinder Assemblies Part Numbers Series: SA47000L, SA47000S, SA52000, SA55000, SL32000W, SL32000WH, SL32006W, SL36000TW, SL36000W, and SL36006W 2007-02-23
  • 06-5127 Airworthiness Directives; Engine Components Inc. (ECi) Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Assemblies 2006-06-06

+ 28 older AD(s) — browse all ADs ↗

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.

  • CE-09-10 Availability of Secondary Seat Stops for Pilot and Copilot Seats

Certification basis — 14 CFR

Former holders

  • Cessna Aircraft Company

Fleet view · 2,083 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

4

n=2,083

Horsepower

145

n=2,026

Cruise (kts)

105

105–105

Year of mfr

1952

1947–1987

Engines on the type, by tail count

  • CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES 1,542
  • CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER 369
  • LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER 31
  • LYCOMING 0-340 SERIES 15
  • AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG 12
  • CONT MOTOR 0-300-A 10
  • LYCOMING O-360-A1A 9
  • CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER 7

NTSB events

843

across all model variants

Applicable ADs

122

FAA airworthiness directives

Per-tail rate

0.40 events / tail · 0.06 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.