Cessna T-50
37 on the U.S. register. Built from 1941 to 1949; half of them date from 1943 or earlier. Texas has the most (7). 51% 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 T-50 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston twins
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 2 engines
- Common engines
- Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (27), Lycoming R680E Series (6), Jacobs R755A Series (2)
- Seats
- 5
- Cruise speed
- about 131 mph
- Built of
- steel tube, wood and fabric · The Bobcat twin of the 1940s: steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric.
- Maker on the register
- Cessna
- Registered
- earliest certificate December 8, 1986; newest September 23, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Corporation | 16 | 43% |
| Individual | 15 | 41% |
| LLC | 3 | 8% |
| Co-owned | 3 | 8% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-50 | 37 | 1941 to 1949 | 100.0% |
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 36 | 97% |
| None on file | 1 | 3% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Mid Atlantic Air Museum | 3 |
| T J Air Service INC | 2 |
| Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum | 1 |
| Someday Flight Foundation | 1 |
| Rag Wings and Radials Aircraft Leasing LLC | 1 |
| Portland City Temple INC | 1 |
| Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee | 1 |
| National Wasp Wwii Museum INC | 1 |
| Military Aviation Museum | 1 |
| Harmon Aviation LLC | 1 |
| Collings Foundation INC DBA | 1 |
| Big Sky Enterprises LLC | 1 |
Fleet pages: Mid Atlantic Air Museum · Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum · Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee · Military Aviation Museum · Collings Foundation INC DBA
Accident history NTSB records · 3 cases since 1982, 2 fatal
The 3 most recent of 3 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 T-50 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
37 as of October 30, 2026, counting 1 version the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Cessna T-50s?
Texas, with 7.
Who owns the Cessna T-50?
51% 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 T-50s on the register built?
Between 1941 and 1949; half of them in 1943 or earlier.
How many Cessna T-50 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
3 accidents and incidents since 1982, 2 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Cessna T-50 made of?
A welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. The Bobcat twin of the 1940s: steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric. 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 T-50 the component layer
A welded steel-tube fuselage and wooden wings, all covered in fabric: the construction of the 1930s and 1940s, which makes wood rot and fabric age the inspection items. The Bobcat twin of the 1940s: steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A-722, held by Cessna Aircraft Company). The FAA has issued 13 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about airframe structure. Operators and repair shops have filed 1 failure report with the FAA since 2023, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 2.7 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is landing gear. 13 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Harley Charles.
FAA orders 13 airworthiness directives · newest first
All orders naming the Cessna T-50
By system
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 4 | 31% |
| Landing gear | 3 | 23% |
| Flight controls | 3 | 23% |
| Other and general | 1 | 8% |
| Engine | 1 | 8% |
| Electrical power | 1 | 8% |
Failure reports 1 since 2023 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 23 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Landing gear | 1 | 100% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Latest reports
Approved replacement parts 96 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Most often: cessna windshields (20), cessna pilots (20), cessna skylights (14), cessna eyebrows (14), cessna windows (7), cessna center (7), cessna cabin (7), hourmeter airspeed (2), fuel quantity (1), fuel placard (1).
Approved modifications 13 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
Latest
Certificates and bulletins
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 T-50 links to the rest of the register
- Cessna 72,684 aircraft on the register
- Cessna T-50 37 registered
- Built of steel tube, wood and fabric · The Bobcat twin of the 1940s: steel-tube fuselage, wooden wings, fabric.
- Jacobs L4 /R755-7 27 of these aircraft · 245 hp
- Lycoming R680E series 6 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Jacobs R755A series 2 of these aircraft · 300 hp
- Lycoming R680 1 of these aircraft · 215 hp
- Texas 7 of these aircraft
- Pennsylvania 4 of these aircraft
- Oregon 3 of these aircraft
- Delaware 3 of these aircraft
- Alaska 3 of these aircraft
- Mid Atlantic Air Museum 3 of these aircraft
- T J Air Service INC 2 of these aircraft
- Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum 1 of these aircraft
- Someday Flight Foundation 1 of these aircraft
- Rag Wings and Radials Aircraft Leasing LLC 1 of these aircraft
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the T-50 3 cases since 1982 · 2 fatal
- FAA orders naming the T-50 13 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the T-50 1 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the T-50 13 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/cessna/t-50.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 37
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N88878 | Cessna T-50 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2026-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53378 | Cessna T-50 |
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2026-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N69072 | Cessna T-50 |
Someday Flight Foundation Lockhart, Texas |
Standard | 2025-11-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30F | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2025-03-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N67832 | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2024-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N47155 | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2024-03-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N53664 | Cessna T-50 |
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-08-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1238N | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60453 | Cessna T-50 |
Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia |
Standard | 2022-06-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N672 | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2020-10-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N66671 | Cessna T-50 |
National Wasp Wwii Museum INC Sweetwater, Texas |
Standard | 2020-03-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N60010 | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Massachusetts |
Standard | 2020-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6HS | Cessna T-50 |
Collings Foundation INC DBA Hudson, Massachusetts |
Standard | 2019-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51469 | Cessna T-50 |
Portland City Temple INC Oregon City, Oregon |
Standard | 2019-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51760 | Cessna T-50 |
Military Aviation Museum Virginia Beach, Virginia |
Standard | 2017-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51838 | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2015-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N51354 | Cessna T-50 |
Harmon Aviation LLC Exeter, New Hampshire |
Standard | 2014-07-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N64410 | Cessna T-50 |
Airpower Museum INC Ottumwa, Iowa |
Standard | 2014-03-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N733 | Cessna T-50 |
T J Air Service INC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-01-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N73580 | Cessna T-50 |
T J Air Service INC Middletown, Delaware |
Standard | 2014-01-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30023 | Cessna T-50 |
Alaska Aviation Museum Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2013-03-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44795 | Cessna T-50 |
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Dallas, Texas |
Standard | 2012-10-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1261N | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2012-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6443C | Cessna T-50 |
Big Sky Enterprises LLC Oregon City, Oregon |
Standard | 2011-12-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N30L | Cessna T-50 |
Aerojet Services INC Poplar Grove, Illinois |
Standard | 2011-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N59188 | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2008-04-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58542 | Cessna T-50 |
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum Hood River, Oregon |
Standard | 2007-12-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N184EN | Cessna T-50 |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2000-04-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N266C | Cessna T-50 |
Rag Wings and Radials Aircraft Leasing LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 1999-02-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N99N | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 1998-05-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N46617 | Cessna T-50 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 1996-08-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58X | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1994-09-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N52703 | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 1992-06-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N65203 | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 1990-05-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N578EK | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 1987-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N41793 | Cessna T-50 |
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Reading, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 1986-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54625 | Cessna T-50 |
Individual owner Michigan |
None on file | RevokedFAA registration status code 9: Registration certificate revoked. All codes |