Beechcraft D-45
75 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1955 to 1961; half of them date from 1956 or earlier. California has the most (10). 45% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.
About the D-45 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
- Common engines
- Cont Motor O-470 Series (41), Cont Motor Io-470 Ser (6), Cont Motor Io 520 Series (5)
- Seats
- 2 (up to 4 in some versions)
- Cruise speed
- about 141 mph
- Built of
- aluminium
- Maker on the register
- Beech
- Registered
- earliest certificate February 3, 1983; newest June 7, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Who owns them registrant type
By owner type, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Individual | 32 | 43% |
| Corporation | 21 | 28% |
| LLC | 10 | 13% |
| Co-owned | 9 | 12% |
| Government | 3 | 4% |
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
| Version | Registered | Built | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-45 | 70 | 1955 to 1961 | 93.3% |
| D-45 (T-34B) | 5 | 1955 to 1957 | 6.7% |
When they were built by decade · 28 with no year on file
Registration status
Airworthiness certificate class
By airworthiness certificate, as a table
| aircraft | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 66 | 88% |
| None on file | 7 | 9% |
| Experimental | 2 | 3% |
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
American Flight Museum4Zipjack INC1United States Navy (Owner)1United States Air Force Owner1Twin Bridges Aero LLC1Trident Aircraft INC1Sky West Aviation INC Trustee1Select Aerospace Industries INC1Sea Blue Sales & Leasing LLC1Perigee Investments LLC1National Vietnam War Museum1N3955B CORP Trustee1
Largest fleets, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| American Flight Museum | 4 |
| Zipjack INC | 1 |
| United States Navy (Owner) | 1 |
| United States Air Force Owner | 1 |
| Twin Bridges Aero LLC | 1 |
| Trident Aircraft INC | 1 |
| Sky West Aviation INC Trustee | 1 |
| Select Aerospace Industries INC | 1 |
| Sea Blue Sales & Leasing LLC | 1 |
| Perigee Investments LLC | 1 |
| National Vietnam War Museum | 1 |
| N3955B CORP Trustee | 1 |
Fleet pages: American Flight Museum · United States Air Force Owner · Trident Aircraft INC · Sky West Aviation INC Trustee
Accident history NTSB records · 9 cases since 1982, 5 fatal
2011-11-05ERA12FA062 · D-45 N34KT · accident near Williston, FL · 2 killed
2011-04-14ERA11LA249 · D-45 (T-34B) N93013 · accident near Linden, NC · no injuries
2002-04-06FTW02FA113 · D-45 N6VY · accident near Minden, LA · 2 killed
2000-08-26MIA00LA254 · D-45 N20685 · accident near Jacksonville, FL · no injuries
1999-10-01CHI00FA003 · D-45 N300SH · accident near Oswego, IL · 1 killed
1999-05-29LAX99LA202 · D-45 N20869 · accident near Lake Berryessa, CA · no injuries
1996-12-07MIA97FA034 · D-45 N99065 · accident near Poplarville, MS · 2 killed
1986-10-03BFO87LA002 · D-45 (T-34B) N662 · accident near Patuxent River, MD · no injuries
The 8 most recent of 9 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Beechcraft D-45 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
75 as of October 23, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Beechcraft D-45s?
California, with 10.
Who owns the Beechcraft D-45?
45% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.
When were the Beechcraft D-45s on the register built?
Between 1955 and 1961; half of them in 1956 or earlier.
How many Beechcraft D-45 accidents has the NTSB recorded?
9 accidents and incidents since 1982, 5 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.
What is the Beechcraft D-45 made of?
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.
What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Beechcraft D-45 the component layer
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. The FAA has issued 7 airworthiness directives (orders that owners must comply with) that name this model, most of them about airframe structure. Operators and repair shops have filed 5 failure reports with the FAA since 1996, 1 of them in the last ten years: about 1.3 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is instruments and avionics. 56 approved modifications exist for it, the most by S-Tec Corporation.
FAA orders 7 airworthiness directives · newest first
2007-04-162007-06-01 · Front and rear horizontal stabilizer spars · airframe structure
2001-08-162001-13-18 · Wing Spar Assemblies · airframe structure
2000-07-0599-05-13 R1 WD · Withdrawal of AD 99-05-13 · fuel system
1999-07-0999-12-02 · Placard - Acrobatic Maneuvers · instruments and avionics
1999-04-1999-05-13 · Fuel Tank Selector · engine
1972-10-2572-22-01 · Landing Gear Uplock Rollers · landing gear
All orders naming the Beechcraft D-45
By system
Airframe structure3 (43%)Landing gear1 (14%)Fuel system1 (14%)Engine1 (14%)Instruments and avionics1 (14%)
Orders by system, as a table
| orders | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe structure | 3 | 43% |
| Landing gear | 1 | 14% |
| Fuel system | 1 | 14% |
| Engine | 1 | 14% |
| Instruments and avionics | 1 | 14% |
Failure reports 5 since 1996 · what operators and shops told the FAA
Failure reports by year, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| 96 | 1 |
| 01 | 2 |
| 06 | 1 |
| 21 | 1 |
By system
Failure reports by system, as a table
| reports | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Instruments and avionics | 2 | 40% |
| Engine | 2 | 40% |
| Electrical power | 1 | 20% |
Parts most often reported as the reports name them
Parts most reported, as a table
| reports | |
|---|---|
| Master Switch | 2 |
| Cylinder | 1 |
| Indicator | 1 |
| Oil System | 1 |
Latest reports
2021-04-23Indicator: auto shutdown · instruments and avionics
2006-03-26Oil System: warning light · engine
2001-11-21Master Switch: failed · electrical power
2001-11-21Master Switch: failed · instruments and avionics
1996-11-20Cylinder: cracked · engine
Approved replacement parts 94 parts manufacturer approvals
Parts a company other than the maker may make for this design and sell as FAA-approved. The companies holding the most:
Aviation Products Systems INC 46Srs Aviation LLC 17Seginus INC 10LP Aero Plastics INC 6Rapco INC 5Knots 2U LTD 3Great Lakes Aero Products 2Rapco INC. 1
Most often: baffle (20), brush (10), rib (5), rail (4), stiffener (3), engine mount (3), brace (3), windshield (2), skin (2), shim (2).
Approved modifications 56 supplemental type certificates
Changes the FAA has approved for this design, from new avionics and engines to floats and parachutes. The companies holding the most:
S-Tec Corporation 11Whidbey Island Navy Flying Club 4Nogle and Black Avn, INC 4Nogle Charles H 2J P Instruments 2Garmin International INC 2Garmin At INC. 2D'Shannon Products LTD. 2
Latest
2026-08-18SA01861SE (PAGE 4) · Fabrication and installation of Landing Light Controller
2025-04-01SA02738CH (PAGE 6) · Installation of L-3 Communications Avionics Systems
2023-05-18SA01561CH · Installation of Hartzell Model PHC-(C, L)3YF-1RF/F8068(-2) three bladed propeller on Raytheon...
2022-09-19SA19GL · Install Cleveland 7.00-8 wheels and brakes.
2020-06-04SA02268CH (PAGE 4) · Installation of Airwolf Filter Corp. Air Oil Separator
Certificates and bulletins
Safety bulletins 2 · advice, not orders
2005-03-07CE-05-36 ·
2002-12-16CE-02-38R2 ·
Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.
Connections how the D-45 links to the rest of the register
Design
- Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
- Beechcraft D-45 70 registered
- Beechcraft D-45 (T-34B) 5 registered
- Built of aluminium
Engines
- Continental O-470 series 41 of these aircraft · 230 hp
- Continental IO-470 series 9 of these aircraft · 260 hp
- Continental IO-520 series 5 of these aircraft · 285 hp
- Continental IO-550-R 2 of these aircraft · 310 hp
- Lycoming IO-520 series 1 of these aircraft · 285 hp
Where they are
- California 10 of these aircraft
- Florida 6 of these aircraft
- Tennessee 5 of these aircraft
- Texas 4 of these aircraft
- Kansas 4 of these aircraft
Biggest operators
- American Flight Museum 4 of these aircraft
- Zipjack INC 1 of these aircraft
- United States Navy (Owner) 1 of these aircraft
- United States Air Force Owner 1 of these aircraft
- Twin Bridges Aero LLC 1 of these aircraft
Record
- NTSB accidents and incidents involving the D-45 9 cases since 1982 · 5 fatal
Airworthiness
- FAA orders naming the D-45 7 airworthiness directives
- Failure reports filed on the D-45 5 reports since 1995
- Approved modifications for the D-45 56 supplemental type certificates
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/beechcraft/d-45.json.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 75
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N234MB | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2026-06-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4213Z | Beech D-45 (T-34B) |
Farmer Aviation LLC Milan, Michigan |
Standard | 2026-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N830CB | Beech D-45 |
Co-owned owner Ohio |
Standard | 2025-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816JB | Beech D-45 |
Sea Blue Sales & Leasing LLC Lebanon, Tennessee |
Standard | 2025-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N344SG | Beech D-45 (T-34B) |
Individual owner | Standard | 2025-10-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N234MC | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2025-10-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34MT | Beech D-45 |
Perigee Investments LLC Anacortes, Washington |
Standard | 2025-05-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N183B | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Standard | 2025-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N634DB | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2024-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5734B | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2024-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8763K | Beech D-45 (T-34B) |
National Vietnam War Museum Weatherford, Texas |
Standard | 2024-04-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N855MC | Beech D-45 |
American Flight Museum Topeka, Kansas |
None on file | 2024-02-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N334JV | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Standard | 2023-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N6KG | Beech D-45 |
Select Aerospace Industries INC Weyers Cave, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-09-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N88796 | Beech D-45 |
American Flight Museum Topeka, Kansas |
Standard | 2023-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N54654 | Beech D-45 |
American Flight Museum Topeka, Kansas |
None on file | 2023-08-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5361G | Beech D-45 |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Standard | 2023-05-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5RY | Beech D-45 |
Lazy Ta Legend Aircraft LLC Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2022-12-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N534Y | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2022-11-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N343DB | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2022-08-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N334F | Beech D-45 |
Cavu Aviation LLC Hickory, North Carolina |
Standard | 2022-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4028G | Beech D-45 |
United States Navy (Owner) Millington, Tennessee |
Standard | 2022-01-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N326FW | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2021-12-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4084 | Beech D-45 |
Co-owned owner California |
Standard | 2021-08-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3VY | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2020-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N84639 | Beech D-45 |
American Flight Museum Topeka, Kansas |
Experimental | 2020-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9BM | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2020-06-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N134SM | Beech D-45 |
Czech Six LLC Lafayette, Louisiana |
Standard | 2020-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7YS | Beech D-45 |
Mentor Aviation LLC Las Vegas, Nevada |
Standard | 2020-02-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4028E | Beech D-45 |
American Airpower Museum Farmingdale, New York |
Standard | 2019-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N845DK | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2019-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N662 | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2019-09-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N58743 | Beech D-45 |
Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie, New York |
Standard | 2019-06-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N357WM | Beech D-45 |
Mentor Partners INC Springfield, Illinois |
Standard | 2019-05-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N800Z | Beech D-45 |
Celebrate Freedom Foundation West Columbia, South Carolina |
Standard | 2019-04-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13WB | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2019-03-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34FU | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2018-08-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10319 | Beech D-45 |
Battle Creek Aero Club INC Kalamazoo, Michigan |
Standard | 2018-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4945C | Beech D-45 |
Fandango Ranch Operating CO INC Bend, Oregon |
Standard | 2018-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34XX | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Standard | 2017-07-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N424NM | Beech D-45 |
Sky West Aviation INC Trustee Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Standard | 2017-04-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N74894 | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Standard | 2017-04-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N134RR | Beech D-45 (T-34B) |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2017-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9EJ | Beech D-45 |
Dk Air LLC Brookings, Oregon |
Standard | 2016-08-29 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9HX | Beech D-45 |
N3955B CORP Trustee Wilmington, Delaware |
Standard | 2016-05-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N7071X | Beech D-45 |
Blackwell Aviation INC Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2015-05-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4944C | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2013-11-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N158ZL | Beech D-45 |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2013-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N45TB | Beech D-45 |
Gooney Bird Group INC Templeton, California |
Standard | 2013-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34SY | Beech D-45 |
General Aviation Modifications INC Ada, Oklahoma |
Standard | 2012-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N34VY | Beech D-45 |
Trident Aircraft INC Easton, Maryland |
Standard | 2011-12-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N15MC | Beech D-45 |
Air Heritage INC Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2010-11-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N617KG | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
None on file | 2010-08-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8228E | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 2009-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8HX | Beech D-45 |
Twin Bridges Aero LLC Itasca, Illinois |
Standard | 2008-07-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N134RH | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2007-12-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N3403F | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Florida |
None on file | 2007-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8244E | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Florida |
None on file | 2007-05-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N341MR | Beech D-45 |
Co-owned owner California |
None on file | 2007-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8226E | Beech D-45 |
Co-owned owner Florida |
Standard | 2003-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8249E | Beech D-45 |
Co-owned owner California |
None on file | 2003-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N256N | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2001-12-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N816DB | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Standard | 2000-11-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N2VY | Beech D-45 |
Co-owned owner Maryland |
Standard | 2000-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10006 | Beech D-45 (T-34B) |
Individual owner California |
Standard | 1998-08-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N134DR | Beech D-45 |
Co-owned owner Alabama |
Standard | 1995-02-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N157ZL | Beech D-45 |
Brooks Aviation INC Douglas, Georgia |
Standard | 1994-04-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N100ZP | Beech D-45 |
Zipjack INC Fernandina Beach, Florida |
Standard | 1991-04-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N400LL | Beech D-45 |
Mentor Flyers INC Paragon, Indiana |
Experimental | 1984-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N57ZZ | Beech D-45 |
United States Air Force Owner March Arb, California |
Standard | 1984-03-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N9131R | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 1983-02-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1218 | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 1983-02-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N334T | Beech D-45 |
Flying Crown Aviation LLC Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
Standard | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N562L | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Delaware |
Standard | CanceledFAA registration status code 18: Sale reported, canceled. All codes | |
| N7VY | Beech D-45 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | PendingFAA registration status code R: Registration pending. All codes |