Cessna O-2
26 on the U.S. register. Built from 1966 to 1969; half of them date from 1967 or earlier. Texas has the most (4). 50% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
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About the O-2 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- Cont Motor Io-360 Ser (10), Cont Motor Io-360-D (5), Lycoming I0360 Ser (1)
- Seats
- 6
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Cessna
- Registered
- earliest certificate September 20, 1991; newest February 14, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 12 | 46% |
| LLC | 7 | 27% |
| Corporation | 5 | 19% |
| Partnership | 1 | 4% |
| Co-owned | 1 | 4% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| O-2A | 26 | 1966 to 1969 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 13 | 50% |
| None on file | 9 | 35% |
| Experimental | 4 | 15% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| White James R | 1 |
| Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory | 1 |
| Southwest Aircraft LLC | 1 |
| Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee | 1 |
| Ricky B'S Aviation INC | 1 |
| Oscar Deuce LLC | 1 |
| M-Werx LLC | 1 |
| Ind Aerospace LLC | 1 |
| Heritage Flight Museum | 1 |
| Clik Services LLC | 1 |
| Cavanaugh Flight Museum | 1 |
| Cactus Air Force LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Southwest Aircraft LLC · Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee · Heritage Flight Museum · Clik Services LLC · Cavanaugh Flight Museum · Cactus Air Force LLC
Accident history NTSB records · 1 cases since 1982, 0 fatal
The 1 most recent of 1 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Cessna O-2 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
26 as of October 23, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Cessna O-2s?
Texas, with 4.
Who owns the Cessna O-2?
50% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Cessna O-2s on the register built?
Between 1966 and 1969; half of them in 1967 or earlier.
How many Cessna O-2 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
1 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Cessna O-2 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Cessna O-2 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 2 failure reports with the FAA since 1998, 2 of them in the last ten years: about 7.7 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is electrical power.
Failure reports 2 since 1998 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 98 | 2 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical power | 2 | 100% |
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the O-2 links to the rest of the register
- Cessna 72,684 aircraft on the register
- Cessna O-2A 26 registered
- Built of aluminium
- Continental IO-360 series 10 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Continental IO-360-D 5 of these aircraft · 210 hp
- Lycoming IO-360 series 1 of these aircraft · 180 hp
- Continental IO-360-DB 1 of these aircraft · 210 hp
- Texas 4 of these aircraft
- Nevada 3 of these aircraft
- Washington 2 of these aircraft
- Virginia 2 of these aircraft
- Ohio 2 of these aircraft
- White James R 1 of these aircraft
- Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory 1 of these aircraft
- Southwest Aircraft LLC 1 of these aircraft
- Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee 1 of these aircraft
- Ricky B'S Aviation INC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the O-2 1 cases since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Failure reports filed on the O-2 2 reports since 1995
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/cessna/o-2.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 26
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N590D | Cessna O-2A |
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee Casper, Wyoming |
Standard | 2026-02-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6530Q | Cessna O-2A |
Individual owner New Jersey |
None on file | 2025-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N472LC | Cessna O-2A |
Cactus Air Force LLC Dayton, Nevada |
Standard | 2024-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N19GH | Cessna O-2A |
Oscar Deuce LLC Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Standard | 2024-03-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5152D | Cessna O-2A |
M-Werx LLC Encinitas, California |
None on file | 2023-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3018T | Cessna O-2A |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
None on file | 2023-02-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N593S | Cessna O-2A |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2021-12-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N325MT | Cessna O-2A |
Clik Services LLC Forestdale, Massachusetts |
None on file | 2021-05-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311J | Cessna O-2A |
Southwest Aircraft LLC Fairacres, New Mexico |
Experimental | 2020-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N77GW | Cessna O-2A |
Individual owner Missouri |
None on file | 2019-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N21387 | Cessna O-2A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N469RC | Cessna O-2A |
Individual owner Nevada |
None on file | 2017-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N469XC | Cessna O-2A |
Individual owner Nevada |
None on file | 2017-06-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1156 | Cessna O-2A |
Ind Aerospace LLC Lumber Bridge, North Carolina |
Standard | 2016-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N202AF | Cessna O-2A |
White James R West Liberty, Ohio |
Experimental | 2014-04-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N202A | Cessna O-2A |
Ricky B'S Aviation INC Wilmington, Delaware |
Experimental | 2014-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N899AF | Cessna O-2A |
Application Dynamics LLC Cape Coral, Florida |
Standard | 2013-04-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5VN | Cessna O-2A |
Cavanaugh Flight Museum Addison, Texas |
None on file | 2013-01-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N97632 | Cessna O-2A |
Individual owner Mississippi |
Standard | 2012-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5151A | Cessna O-2A |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2010-06-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5252C | Cessna O-2A |
Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory North Logan, Utah |
Experimental | 2009-09-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N424AF | Cessna O-2A |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2007-03-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1166B | Cessna O-2A |
Co-owned owner Texas |
None on file | 2006-11-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3219K | Cessna O-2A |
Heritage Flight Museum Burlington, Washington |
Standard | 2005-03-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N902A | Cessna O-2A |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 1992-01-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N594X | Cessna O-2A |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1991-09-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |