Cessna 162 Skycatcher

The Cessna 162 Skycatcher is an American side-by-side two-seat, high-wing, strut-braced light-sport aircraft with tricycle gear that Cessna designed and produced between December 2009 and December 2013, aimed at flight training and personal use. Cessna announced a feasibility study for a light-sport aircraft in June 2006, flew a concept prototype on 13 October 2006, launched the program in July 2007 and delivered the first production aircraft in December 2009. It received its ASTM light-sport approval in July 2009. Although 1,200 had once been ordered, the aircraft did not meet customer expectations and only 192 were sold before production ended in 2013. The remaining 80 unsold aircraft were used for parts until December 2016, when the rest were scrapped.