Compare
Cessna 150L vs Cessna 150M
The two side by side, from the FAA registry, the FAA's Airworthiness Directives and Service Difficulty Reports, and the NTSB's accident database. Each has a full guide: Cessna 150L, Cessna 150M.
Side by side
| Cessna 150L | Cessna 150M | |
|---|---|---|
| Registered in the US | 1,418 | 1,408 |
| Built | 1970 to 1974 | 1974 to 1977 |
| Half built by | 1972 | 1975 |
| Seats | 2 | 2 |
| Most common engine | Continental O-200 | Continental O-200 |
| Typical cruise fuel burn | 6 gal/hr | 6 gal/hr |
| Engine overhaul intervalThe engine maker's published hours between overhauls. | 1,800 hr | 1,800 hr |
| Current airframe ADs | 25 | 24 |
| Airframe ADs with a repeat action | 1 | 1 |
| Current ADs on the main engine | 8 | 8 |
| Service Difficulty ReportsSince the year shown in each guide; per 1,000 registered today. | 7 (4.9 per 1,000) | 11 (7.8 per 1,000) |
| Most-reported system | Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section | Reciprocating Engine Cylinder Section |
| Accidents since 2008Per 1,000 registered today, not per hour flown: a training fleet flies far more than a private one. | 64 (45.1 per 1,000) | 66 (46.9 per 1,000) |
| Fatal accidents since 2008 | 12 | 13 |
| Most common accident | Loss of control in flight | Loss of control in flight |
Report and accident counts are not rates: nobody publishes the hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Fuel burn is a typical cruise figure; the engine interval is its maker's published figure for the usual engine.
The Cessna 150L's repeat-action ADs
- 2011-10-09Requires retaining all of the actions from the previous AD and adding steps to the inspection procedures in the previous AD
The Cessna 150M's repeat-action ADs
- 2011-10-09Requires retaining all of the actions from the previous AD and adding steps to the inspection procedures in the previous AD
Questions
- Which has more Airworthiness Directives, the Cessna 150L or the Cessna 150M?
- 25 current ADs name the Cessna 150L airframe and 24 the Cessna 150M; 1 and 1 of them have a repeat action.
- Which is newer, the Cessna 150L or the Cessna 150M?
- Half of the Cessna 150Ls registered were built by 1972, half of the Cessna 150Ms by 1975.
- How do the Cessna 150L and Cessna 150M accident records compare?
- 64 accidents since 2008 for the Cessna 150L (12 fatal) against 66 for the Cessna 150M (13 fatal), from fleets of 1,418 and 1,408. Counts, not rates per hour flown.