Twin piston

N217ME

1983 Cessna T303

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
T30300188
Class
Twin piston
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520-AE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Research Ca Inc (Corporation)
Based
Torrance, CA
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1983 Cessna T303
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Registration record

N217ME on the FAA register

Type
1983 Cessna T303
Serial
T30300188
Engines
2 × Continental TSIO-520-AE
Registered owner
Air Research Ca Inc
Torrance, CA
Certificate issued
2017-03-29
Airworthiness date
2014-10-05
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1D49B
Mode S (octal)
50352233
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
835 nm
Cruise (type)
180 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$162,000 to $275,000
Middle half of 3 live Cessna T303 listings, 1982–1984 models (median $259,000). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N217ME.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-03-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N217ME.
  • 2014-10-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
Overview

About N217ME

N217ME is a 1983 Cessna T303, serial number T30300188. The FAA register lists Air Research Ca Inc as the registrant in Torrance, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 29, 2017 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a twin piston, two Continental TSIO-520-AE engines and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 180 knots and a range of about 835 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 5, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N217ME.

Cruise
180 kt
Range
835 nm
Power / thrust (each)
250
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,750 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,450 ft
Fuel burn
27 gph

Published figures for the Cessna T303 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Cessna T303 specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N217ME.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.