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Cessna 206

One model from FAA type certificate data sheet A4CE. Every figure below is quoted from the sheet. Open any “Source” to see the words it comes from.

THE DATA SHEET

Authority
Federal Aviation Administration (United States)
Sheet
Type Certificate Data Sheet A4CE
Revision
52
Date
October 20, 2026
Holder
Textron Aviation Inc.
Licence
US Government work, public domain (17 U.S.C. 105)

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Performance figures (stall speeds, take-off and landing distances, climb, cruise and fuel burn) are in the aircraft's flight manual (POH/AFM), which we cannot reproduce. Always use the flight manual for the aircraft you fly.

This is a United States Federal Aviation Administration sheet. We show it as a US certification document, not as an Australian or New Zealand rule. Units are the sheet's own: pounds, US gallons and quarts, and knots or mph as stated.

How we copied the sheet. Quotes are from our stored text copy of the sheet, taken from the text layer of the FAA's online viewer. We rebuilt lines from the text positions, joined wrapped lines, marked wide gaps between table cells with |, removed page headers and footers, and replaced symbol-font characters with the symbols they print as. Check the original sheet before relying on any figure.

Models not shown. The sheet covers 29 models, including the U206 and P206 series and the T206H. We include the 206H.

SPEC SHEET

Cessna 206: 206H

The sheet's heading for this modelModel 206H, 6 PCLM (Normal Category)

Source for the model heading

XII. Model 206H, 6 PCLM (Normal Category), Approved November 26, 1997

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Engine

Engine
Lycoming IO-540-AC1A5
Source for Engine

Engine | Lycoming IO-540-AC1A5, Rated 300 Horsepower

Rated power
300 hp
Source for Rated power

Engine | Lycoming IO-540-AC1A5, Rated 300 Horsepower

Engine speed limit
2,700 rpm
Source for Engine speed limit

Engine Limits | For all operations, 2700 RPM

Propeller
McCauley B3D36C432/80VSA-1
Source for Propeller

Propeller and | 1. McCauley Constant Speed Propeller Propeller Limits | Hub: | B3D36C432/80VSA-1

Fuel and oil

Fuel capacity
92 US gal≈ 348 L (converted)
Source for Fuel capacity

(Units 20608174 and on) 92 gal. total; 87 gal. usable

Usable fuel
87 US galunits 20608174 and on≈ 329 L (converted)The first units have a little more usable fuel.
Source for Usable fuel

(Units 20608174 and on) 92 gal. total; 87 gal. usable

Oil capacity
11 US qt≈ 10.4 L (converted)
Source for Oil capacity

Oil Capacity (Qts.) | 11.0 qts. at 12.8 inches forward of datum; 6 qts. usable

Weights and loading

Maximum weight
Normal category3,600 lb≈ 1,633 kg (converted)
Source for Maximum weight, Normal category

(See NOTE 4) | Maximum Takeoff: | 3600 lb.

Seats
6
Source for Seats

No. of Seats | Six (Two at 34.0 to 48.0 inches aft of datum;

Baggage limit
180 lb≈ 81.6 kg (converted)
Source for Baggage limit

Maximum Baggage | 180 lb. (at 109.0 to 145.0 inches aft of datum)

C.G. range
Normal category: aft limit 49.7 in aft of datum at 3600 lb or less; forward limit 42.5 in at 3600 lb, varying linearly to 33.0 in at 2500 lb, and 33.0 in at 2500 lb or less
Source for C.G. range

CG Range | Normal Category: Aft Limits: | 49.7 inches aft of datum at 3600 lb. or less. Forward Limits: | Linear variation from 42.5 inches aft of datum at 3600 lb. to 33.0 inches aft of datum at 2500 lb.; 33.0 inches aft of datum at 2500 lb. or less.

Airspeed limits

Never exceed speed (Vne)
182 kt IASThe sheet gives IAS with CAS in brackets. We show IAS.
Source for Never exceed speed (Vne)

Never Exceed | 182 Knots IAS | (180 Knots CAS)

Maximum structural cruising speed (Vno)
149 kt IAS
Source for Maximum structural cruising speed (Vno)

Max. Structural Cruising | 149 Knots IAS | (147 Knots CAS)

Manoeuvring speed (Va)
125 kt IAS
Source for Manoeuvring speed (Va)

Airspeed Limits | Maneuvering | 125 Knots IAS | (123 Knots CAS)

Maximum flap extended speed (Vfe)
100 kt IAS
Source for Maximum flap extended speed (Vfe)

Flaps Extended | 100 Knots IAS | (100 Knots CAS)

Reference

Datum
Front face of firewall (fuselage station 0.0)
Source for Datum

Reference Datum | Front Face of Firewall (Fuselage Station 0.0)

Certification basis
Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations effective February 1, 1965, as amended by 23-1 through 23-6, with listed exceptions
Source for Certification basis

Certification Basis Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations effective February 1, 1965, as amended by 23-1 through 23-6, except as follows:

COCKPIT

The 206H limits on an airspeed indicator

Where the sheet gives them in knots, the dial shows Vne as a red line, the caution range from Vno to Vne as a yellow arc, a green tick at Vno and white ticks at the flap limit speeds (Vfe). The sheet gives flap limits, not instrument markings, and the stall speeds where the green and white arcs start are not in it.

PANEL LAYOUT

Classic six-pack

These are example panels drawn by us. They do not show the panel fitted to any Cessna 206. Only the airspeed markings come from this model's data sheet.

  • 406080100120140160180200220VfeVnoAIRSPEEDKNOTSAirspeed indicator
  • 2020101010102020Attitude indicator
  • 01234567891013hPaALTFEETAltimeter
  • LRTURN COORDINATOR2 MINNO PITCH INFORMATIONTurn coordinator
  • N36E1215S2124W3033Heading indicator
  • 0.5.5111.51.522UPDOWNVERTICAL SPEED1000 FT/MINVertical speed indicator
  • 05101520253035RPM×100Tachometer
  • 075150OIL°COil temperature
  • 060120OILPSIOil pressure
  • EEFFLRFUELFuel quantity
  • 0510SUCTIONin HgSuction gauge
0 kt

What the dial shows

  • Red line: never exceed speed (Vne)182 kt IAS
    Source for the red line

    Never Exceed | 182 Knots IAS | (180 Knots CAS)

  • Yellow arc: caution rangeFrom Vno to Vne, 149 kt IAS to 182 kt IAS
  • Green tick: Vno, top of the green arc149 kt IAS
    Source for the green tick

    Max. Structural Cruising | 149 Knots IAS | (147 Knots CAS)

  • White tick: Vfe, a flap limit speed100 kt IAS
    Source for the white tick

    Flaps Extended | 100 Knots IAS | (100 Knots CAS)

  • Marks are drawn at the sheet's speeds in knots IAS.
  • White tick marks the flap limit speed (Vfe) the sheet gives. The sheet gives flap limits, not instrument markings, so the flight manual says where this aircraft's white arc ends.
  • The low ends of the white and green arcs are stall speeds. They come from the flight manual, so we have left them unmarked.

The other instruments are drawn at rest and are not linked to this aircraft. Learn what each instrument shows in the cockpit explorer.

For learning only. Not for flight planning or use in flight. Figures are certification limits from Federal Aviation Administration, Type Certificate Data Sheet A4CE, Revision 52, retrieved 31 October 2026. Conversions marked “converted” are our own arithmetic. No manufacturer images are used. The instruments are drawn by us. Back to all aircraft.