Cessna Corsair
Type-certificate model Cessna 425: the catalog groups its variants under that name.
5 for sale, 3 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Cessna Corsair ask?
Not published
5 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Cessna Corsair fly?
The 425’s book range is 1,340 nm, about 5 h 22 min at 250 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence medium.
What does a Cessna Corsair cost to keep?
It depends on how you fly it and where you keep it, so Sprinkle doesn’t give one figure. Work it out on your own numbers.
Go to the cost calculator →Asking price by year built
Each dot is one aircraft's asking price; the line is each year's median, the band its low–high. 1980–1982: 3 for sale, 2 priced.
The figures by year
| Year | For sale | Priced | Median ask | Low–high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 3 | 2 | — | $849,000–$909,900 |
| 1984 | 2 | 1 | — | $1,250,000–$1,250,000 |
Medians from 5 priced aircraft up. Asks outside 0.6–1.6× their year's median are left out.
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Range by variant
Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- 4251,340 nm · 250 kt cruise · medium confidence
The Cessna Corsair in brief
5 Cessna Corsair listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1981–1984.
The middle half were built 1981–1984.
How the Cessna Corsair performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 250 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 1,340 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 8 passengers.
Buying a Cessna Corsair
The middle half of those that publish airframe time show 5,134–6,607 hours, from 5 listings.
Before an offer, check
- A pre-buy inspection by a mechanic who knows the type, chosen by you, not the seller.
- Complete logbooks for the airframe, engines and propellers, with any gaps explained.
- Damage history and any repairs, against the logbooks and the registry record.
- Engine time against the overhaul interval, and the shop that did the last overhaul.
- Airworthiness directives and service bulletins: which apply, and how each was closed.
Figures from the listings Sprinkle reads, read Nov 12, 2026. A market read from asking prices, not an appraisal.
About the Cessna Corsair
- Manufacturer
- Cessna, United States
- Category
- Turboprop airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: 425
- Passengers, at most
- 8
- The farthest the maker says the aircraft can fly on full fuel, in still air with standard reserves. Real trips with passengers and wind come up shorter.
- 1,340 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 250 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 34,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 3,900 kg (8,598 lb)
- The aviation authority’s approval of an aircraft design, such as the FAA’s or EASA’s. Each model flies under one.
- FAA
From Sprinkle's aircraft catalog. Figures are the highest across the model's variants.
The Cessna Corsair fleet
- Registered fleet
- 188
- Median age
- 45 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 4
- Most built in the
- 1980s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Cessna Corsair type certificates
- 425 FAA A7CE
- approved Jul 1, 1980 · Part 3 of the Civil Air Regulations dated May 15, 1956, as amended by 3-1 through 3-6 and 3-8 as follows: Paragraphs 3.0 through 3.20, 3.291 through 3.307, 3.317 through 3.347, 3.371 through 3.401, 3.651, 3.652, 3.655(c) and (d), 3.661, 3.662, 3.668, 3.686 through 3.699, 3.711 through 3.728, 3.749, 3.791, and 3.792; the following portions of FAR 23 dated February 1, 1965, as amended by 23-1 through 23-21: Paragraphs 23.21 through 23.33, 23.45(a) through (d), 23.49 through 23.179, 23.181(a), 23.201 through 23.572, 23.629, 23.723 through 23.735, 23.865, 23.867, 23.901 through 23.1017, 23.1019(a)(1) and (2), 23.1019(a)(4) and (5), 23.1019(b), 23.1021 through 23.1203, 23.1303(a) through (d), 23.1305(a) through (u) and (w), 23.1323, 23.1325, 23.1327, 23.1329, 23.1335, 23.1337, 23.1351 through 23.1357, 23.1385 through 23.1401, 23.1441 through 23.1449, 23.1501 through 23.1521, 23.1524, 23.1525, 23.1527(b), and 23.1529 through 23.1589; Paragraph 25.831(d) of FAR 25 dated February 1, 1965, as amended by 25-1 through 25-43; FAR 36 dated December 1, 1969, as amended by 36-1 through 36-10; SFAR No. 27, Fuel Venting and Exhaust Emission Requirements for Turbine Engine Powered Airplanes, effective February 1, 1974, as amended by SFAR's 27-1, 27-2, and 27-3; plus Special Conditions 23-93-CE-12 as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated June 25, 1980. · MTOW 3,901 kg · 6 passengers · Two Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada, Ltd., PT6A-112 turboprop · Type certificate data sheet (opens in a new tab)
From the regulators' type-certificate data sheets. Figures shown only where the reading is high-confidence.
Cessna Corsair manuals and documents
- Pilot's Operating Handbook (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2003 · 650 pages
- B/CA Analysis: Cessna 425 Corsair (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1981 · 5 pages
- AOPA PILOT February 2013 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 2013 · 9 pages
- Airworthiness Directive Schedule Aeroplanes Cessna 425 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2006 · 6 pages
- Cessna 425 Corsair Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
From Sprinkle’s library for this model. PDFs open from Sprinkle’s own files.
What one would cost to fly
Put in your own figures; the totals update as you type.
- A month
- $15,000
- A flight hour, all in
- $900
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $112,000
- Fixed
- $68,000
- Loan
- $0
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a turboprop: an assumption, not Sprinkle's data. Replace them with your own.
Not a quote: Sprinkle doesn't hold insurance, hangar or maintenance costs. Asking prices, not sales.
From the listings Sprinkle reads for this model. Read Nov 12, 2026.