This 1983 Cessna T210N Centurion Is a Fast, Heavy-Hauling ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick

Six seats and a wide, comfortable cabin make the brawny high-wing machine an ideal family transporter.

Jonathan Welsh

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

1983 Cessna T210N Centurion [Credit: Southwest Aero]

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The article features a 1983 Cessna T210N Centurion as Aircraft For Sale's "Today's Top Pick," lauded for its combination of cabin comfort, speed, useful load, and short-field capability.
This specific low-time, one-owner aircraft has 790 hours on the airframe and a 310 hp Continental engine, boasting a 1,551-pound useful load and a Bendix/King IFR flight deck.
Priced at $399,000, this six-seat Centurion is presented as a travel-ready aircraft ideal for long family trips, business, or personal missions requiring speed, range, and comfort.

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Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily.

Today’s Top Pick is a 1983 Cessna T210N Centurion.

Development of Cessna’s 210 dates back to 1955 when the “eternal quest for more speed and range” led the company to consider a retractable landing gear for the 182, according to William Thompson, who was an engineering test pilot with Cessna at the time, and later authored Cessna, Wings for the World, a must-read for Cessna fans and anyone interested in light aircraft development.

The first 210 did not debut until 1960, and it took a few more years for the aircraft to evolve from little more than a retractable 182 to the stretched, roomy, heavy-lifting, long-distance traveler that is familiar to pilots today. The model is known for delivering an appealing combination of cabin comfort, speed, useful load, and short-field capability.

This Centurion’s panel features Bendix/King avionics. [Credit: Southwest Aero]

The low-time, one-owner aircraft for sale today is ready for long family vacation trips, business travel, or any personal mission requiring speed, range, and comfort.

This 1983 Cessna 210N centurion has 790 hours since new on its airframe and 310 hp Continental TSIO-520-R engine. The aircraft is equipped with a McCauley three-blade propeller that has logged five hours since overhaul. This Centurion also has a factory oxygen system, stabilizer abrasion boots, and a useful load of 1,551 pounds.

The panel features the Bendix/King 400-Series IFR flight deck, including dual KX 155 nav/coms, R443B glideslope, R402A marker beacon receiver, KR 87 ADF, KN 64 DME, RN 479A area navigation, RT 459A high altitude transponder, and Navomatic 400B autopilot and true airspeed indicator.

Pilots looking for a travel-ready aircraft with six seats and enough power to carry significant loads should consider this 1983 Cessna 210N Centurion, which is available for $399,000 on AircraftForSale.

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