Cessna T303
4 for sale, 1 with a US-dollar asking price. Asking prices, not sales.
What does a Cessna T303 ask?
Not published
4 for sale now. Asking prices, not sales.
How far does a Cessna T303 fly?
The T303’s book range is 810 nm, about 4 h 08 min at 196 kt.
Still air, no reserves; catalog confidence medium.
What does a Cessna T303 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 →Too few US-dollar asking prices to chart this model by year.
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Book ranges from the catalog: still air, full fuel, no reserves, at the confidence shown. Plan with your own numbers.
- T303810 nm · 196 kt cruise · medium confidence
The Cessna T303 in brief
4 Cessna T303 listings are for sale across the sites Sprinkle reads as of Nov 12, 2026, built 1982–1985.
How the Cessna T303 performs
By the catalog, the fastest variant cruises at 196 knots.
The longest book range across its variants is 810 nautical miles: still air, no reserves.
It seats up to 6 passengers.
Buying a Cessna T303
Too few US-dollar asking prices to give a range yet.
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 T303
- Manufacturer
- Cessna, United States
- Category
- Piston airplane
- Variants in the catalog
- 1: T303
- Passengers, at most
- 6
- 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.
- 810 nm
- Cruise speed, fastest
- 196 kt
- The highest altitude at which the aircraft can still climb at 100 feet per minute. Most trips cruise well below it.
- 25,000 ft
- The heaviest the aircraft is certified to weigh at takeoff, with people, bags and fuel on board.
- 2,300 kg (5,071 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 T303 fleet
- Registered fleet
- 125
- Median age
- 44 years
- Registration changes, past 12 months
- 5
- Most built in the
- 1980s
From the national aircraft registers Sprinkle reads. Read Nov 12, 2026.
Cessna T303 type certificates
- T303 FAA A34CE
- approved Aug 24, 1981 · Part 23 of the Federal Aviation Regulations dated February 1, 1965, as amended by 23-1 through 23-21 and Paragraphs 23.1545 and 23.1416 as amended by 23-23; in addition, FAR 36 dated December 1, 1969, as amended by 36-1 through 36-11. · MTOW 2,337 kg · 6 passengers · Continental Left - TSIO-520-AE Right - LTSIO-520-AE · 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 T303 manuals and documents
- Type Acceptance Report – Cessna T303 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 2018 · 11 pages
- Cessna T303 Crusader (PDF, opens in a new tab)Pilot’s Operating Handbook · 1983 · 7 pages
- Cessna 303 Crusader (PDF, opens in a new tab)Airplane Flight Manual · 1993 · 7 pages
- Airplane Flight Manual Supplement (PDF, opens in a new tab)Airplane Flight Manual · 1 pages
- Cessna C-T303 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Checklist · 1983 · 5 pages
- Cessna T-303 Crusader (PDF, opens in a new tab)Systems · 1982 · 7 pages
- Wiring Diagram for Cessna 303 Crusader (PDF, opens in a new tab)Wiring diagram · 731 pages
- Airworthiness Directive Schedule Aeroplanes Cessna 303 Series (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2011 · 6 pages
- AAIB Bulletin: 8/2008 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2008 · 4 pages
- AAIB Bulletin No: 11/2004 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Service bulletins · 2004 · 1 pages
- Cessna Model T303 Maintenance Manual (PDF, opens in a new tab)Airworthiness directives · 28 pages
- Approved Model List For STC No. SA02217AK (PDF, opens in a new tab)STC · 2008 · 10 pages
- FAA Approved Model List (AML) STC SA02016SE-D (PDF, opens in a new tab)Type certificate · 2009 · 11 pages
- Cessna 303 Crusader Model Guide (PDF, opens in a new tab)Model guide · 2026
- Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency (PDF, opens in a new tab)Training · 2014 · 444 pages
- AAIB Bulletin: 10/2007 (PDF, opens in a new tab)Document · 2007 · 17 pages
The 16 most useful of 19 documents in 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
- $1,967
- A flight hour, all in
- $236
- Flying (fuel and reserve)
- $10,300
- Fixed
- $13,300
- Loan
- $0
Fields marked Typical hold a rule-of-thumb figure for a piston airplane: 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.



