Compare
Cessna 152 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 152, Cessna 150M.
Where they differ
- Most Cessna 152s have the Lycoming O-235; most Cessna 150Ms the Continental O-200.
Side by side
| Cessna 152 | Cessna 150M | |
|---|---|---|
| Registered in the US | 1,616 | 1,408 |
| Built | 1977 to 1985 | 1974 to 1977 |
| Half built by | 1978 | 1975 |
| Seats | 2 | 2 |
| Most common engine | Lycoming O-235 | Continental O-200 |
| Typical cruise fuel burn | 6 gal/hr | 6 gal/hr |
| Engine overhaul intervalThe engine maker's published hours between overhauls. | 2,400 hr | 1,800 hr |
| Current airframe ADs | 14 | 24 |
| Airframe ADs with a repeat action | 1 | 1 |
| Current ADs on the main engine | 10 | 8 |
| Service Difficulty ReportsSince the year shown in each guide; per 1,000 registered today. | 56 (34.7 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. | 290 (179.5 per 1,000) | 66 (46.9 per 1,000) |
| Fatal accidents since 2008 | 45 | 13 |
| Most common accident | Hard landing | 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 152'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 152 or the Cessna 150M?
- 14 current ADs name the Cessna 152 airframe and 24 the Cessna 150M; 1 and 1 of them have a repeat action.
- Which is newer, the Cessna 152 or the Cessna 150M?
- Half of the Cessna 152s registered were built by 1978, half of the Cessna 150Ms by 1975.
- How do the Cessna 152 and Cessna 150M accident records compare?
- 290 accidents since 2008 for the Cessna 152 (45 fatal) against 66 for the Cessna 150M (13 fatal), from fleets of 1,616 and 1,408. Counts, not rates per hour flown.