Cessna 205 / 206 / 207 Stationair for Sale

Aircraft overview

The Cessna 205 / 206 / 207 Stationair family is a fixed gear, high wing, single engine utility aircraft line built by Cessna for private, commercial and special mission use. The Cessna 205 appeared in the early 1960s as a fixed gear development related to the Cessna 210, followed by the Cessna 206 from 1964 and the stretched Cessna 207 from 1969. Production of the 206 paused in the 1980s and resumed in 1998 in modernized 206H and T206H form. The family matters because it combines simple fixed gear construction, strong load carrying ability and short field utility in a piston aircraft that remains widely used for charter, parachute operations, bush flying, aerial work and owner flown transport.

Performance & specifications

Typical cruise speeds are around 135 to 145 knots for many normally aspirated 206 models, with turbocharged versions maintaining performance better at altitude. Practical range is commonly in the 600 to 700 nautical mile class, depending on fuel, payload, power setting and reserves. Useful load varies substantially by model, equipment and modifications, but many Stationair examples are valued for payloads in the roughly 1,300 to 1,600 lb range. Normally aspirated versions typically have service ceilings around the mid teens in feet, while turbocharged variants offer higher altitude capability. Powerplants include Continental IO-470 and IO-520 engines on earlier aircraft, with later 206H models using a 300 hp Lycoming IO-540 and the T206H using a turbocharged Lycoming TIO-540.

Cabin & avionics

The 205 and 206 are generally six seat aircraft, while the 207 was stretched for seven seats and later eight seat configurations. The cabin is upright and utilitarian, with large doors and a reputation for accommodating bulky cargo better than many comparable piston singles. Older aircraft are often found with analog instruments, Garmin GNS or GTN navigators, engine monitors and autopilot upgrades. Factory restarted 206H and T206H aircraft may be equipped with Garmin G1000 or newer Garmin G1000 NXi avionics. Garmin Perspective is not the standard Stationair suite, as that system is associated with other aircraft programs.

Buying & value

Buyers should separate the subtypes carefully: early Cessna 205 aircraft are rarer, U206 models emphasize utility and cargo access, P206 versions are passenger oriented, turbocharged 206s suit high altitude operations, and the 207 provides more cabin length. Important inspection areas include corrosion, hard landing history, firewall and engine mount condition, door and cargo door wear, exhaust systems on turbo models, avionics age, engine time and documentation for float, cargo, camera or parachute modifications. On PlaneFox listings, current asking prices average about EUR 415,000, with a range from EUR 139,000 to EUR 883,000, reflecting the wide spread between older working aircraft and late model, glass cockpit examples.