Compare
Cessna 210L Centurion vs Beechcraft A36 Bonanza
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 210L Centurion, Beechcraft A36 Bonanza.
Where they differ
- The Beechcraft A36 fleet is younger: half of those registered were built by 1981, against 1974 for the Cessna 210L.
- There are more Beechcraft A36s to choose from: 2,344 registered against 233.
- The Beechcraft A36 carries more airframe ADs with a repeat action, 2 against 1: inspections that come back for as long as the AD applies.
- Mechanics report the Cessna 210L's landing gear retraction/extension system most, and the Beechcraft A36's engine (reciprocating).
Side by side
| Cessna 210L Centurion | Beechcraft A36 Bonanza | |
|---|---|---|
| Registered in the US | 233 | 2,344 |
| Built | 1971 to 1976 | 1970 to 2004 |
| Half built by | 1974 | 1981 |
| Seats | 6 | 6 |
| Most common engine | Continental IO-520 | Continental IO-520 |
| Typical cruise fuel burn | Not set | 15 gal/hr |
| Engine overhaul intervalThe engine maker's published hours between overhauls. | Not set | Not set |
| Current airframe ADs | 34 | 33 |
| Airframe ADs with a repeat action | 1 | 2 |
| Current ADs on the main engine | 28 | 28 |
| Service Difficulty ReportsSince the year shown in each guide; per 1,000 registered today. | 8 (34.3 per 1,000) | 23 (9.8 per 1,000) |
| Most-reported system | Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System | Engine (Reciprocating) |
| Accidents since 2008Per 1,000 registered today, not per hour flown: a training fleet flies far more than a private one. | 18 (77.3 per 1,000) | 217 (92.6 per 1,000) |
| Fatal accidents since 2008 | 7 | 73 |
| Most common accident | Loss of control in flight | Loss of engine power (total) |
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 210L'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 Beechcraft A36's repeat-action ADs
- 2007-08-08Raytheon Aircraft Company (The Beech Aircraft Company and BEECH previously held Type Certificate Nos. 3A15, 3A16, 5A3, and A-777) Models 35-33, 35-A33, 35-B33, 35-C33, E33, F33, G33, 35-C33A, E33A, F33A, E33C, F33C, 35, A35, B35, C35, D35, E35, F35, G35, H35, J35, K35, M35, N35, P35, S35, V35, V35A, V35B, 36, A36, A45 (T-34A, B45), D45 (T-34B), 95-55, 95-A55, 95-B55, 95-B
- 2001-08-08Repetitively replace the existing Aeroquip V-band exhaust clamp
Questions
- Which has more Airworthiness Directives, the Cessna 210L or the Beechcraft A36?
- 34 current ADs name the Cessna 210L airframe and 33 the Beechcraft A36; 1 and 2 of them have a repeat action.
- Which is newer, the Cessna 210L or the Beechcraft A36?
- Half of the Cessna 210Ls registered were built by 1974, half of the Beechcraft A36s by 1981.
- How do the Cessna 210L and Beechcraft A36 accident records compare?
- 18 accidents since 2008 for the Cessna 210L (7 fatal) against 217 for the Beechcraft A36 (73 fatal), from fleets of 233 and 2,344. Counts, not rates per hour flown.