Models · Beechcraft · Piston singles · data as of October 23, 2026

Beechcraft T-34

97 on the U.S. register across 6 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1946 to 1984; half of them date from 1956 or earlier. Texas has the most (17). 61% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

About the T-34 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 (30), Cont Motor Io-470 Ser (5), Cont Motor Io 520 Series (5)
Seats: 2 (up to 3 in some versions)
Cruise speed: about 141 mph
Built of: aluminium
Makers on the register: Beech, Beechcraft
Registered: earliest certificate July 25, 1986; newest October 20, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Texas17Florida11Illinois6California6Washington4Tennessee4North Carolina4Minnesota4Wisconsin3Montana3Kansas3Delaware3

By state, as a table

	aircraft
Texas	17
Florida	11
Illinois	6
California	6
Washington	4
Tennessee	4
North Carolina	4
Minnesota	4
Wisconsin	3
Montana	3
Kansas	3
Delaware	3

Who owns them registrant type

Individual34 (35%)LLC25 (26%)Corporation23 (24%)Government8 (8%)Co-owned4 (4%)Partnership3 (3%)

By owner type, as a table

	aircraft	share
Individual	34	35%
LLC	25	26%
Corporation	23	24%
Government	8	8%
Co-owned	4	4%
Partnership	3	3%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
T-34B	33	1955 to 1973	34.0%
T-34A	32	1946 to 1961	33.0%
T-34C-1	14	1978 to 1984	14.4%
T-34C	10	1973	10.3%
T34 MENTOR	6	1955 to 1958	6.2%
T-34C TURBO MENTOR	2	—	2.1%

When they were built by decade · 41 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table

	aircraft
1940	1
1950	43
1960	2
1970	5
1980	5

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table

	aircraft
2011	2
2012	3
2013	2
2014	4
2015	6
2016	1
2017	5
2018	7
2019	3
2020	3
2021	8
2022	3
2023	6
2024	7
2025	4
2026	12

Registration status

Valid95 (98%)Sale reported1 (1%)Pending1 (1%)

By status, as a table

	aircraft	share
Valid	95	98%
Sale reported	1	1%
Pending	1	1%

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard60 (62%)None on file30 (31%)Experimental6 (6%)Special flight permit1 (1%)

By airworthiness certificate, as a table

	aircraft	share
Standard	60	62%
None on file	30	31%
Experimental	6	6%
Special flight permit	1	1%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Pleasant Aviation LLC4American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum3United States Air Force Owner2NASA Neil A Armstrong Flight Research Center2Del Mar College District2Brown Helicopter INC2Anderson Aviation INC2White Light Aviation INC1Usda Forest Service Fepp1Usda Forest Service - Fepp1Tumbleweed Leasing LLC1Tioga Warbirds LLC1

Largest fleets, as a table

	aircraft
Pleasant Aviation LLC	4
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum	3
United States Air Force Owner	2
NASA Neil A Armstrong Flight Research Center	2
Del Mar College District	2
Brown Helicopter INC	2
Anderson Aviation INC	2
White Light Aviation INC	1
Usda Forest Service Fepp	1
Usda Forest Service - Fepp	1
Tumbleweed Leasing LLC	1
Tioga Warbirds LLC	1

Fleet pages: Pleasant Aviation LLC · American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum · United States Air Force Owner · NASA Neil A Armstrong Flight Research Center · Del Mar College District · Brown Helicopter INC · Usda Forest Service Fepp · Tumbleweed Leasing LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 13 cases since 1982, 6 fatal

2007-06-18NYC07LA144 · T-34A N55192 · accident near Maxton, NC · no injuries

2003-01-19FTW03TA087 · T-34B N20684 · accident near Hammond, LA · serious injuries

1999-04-19ATL99FA072 · T-34A N140SW · accident near Rydal, GA · 2 killed

1998-08-29IAD98FA103 · T-34B N669MC · accident near Quantico, VA · 2 killed

1995-08-01CHI95FA255 · T-34C N6922S · accident near Oak Creek, WI · 2 killed

1995-03-17NYC95LA074 · T-34B N1440L · accident near Jackson, NJ · serious injuries

1991-07-01ATL91LA037 · T-34B N96065 · accident near Cartersville, GA · no injuries

1991-06-22LAX91FA270 · T-34A N45GD · accident near Redding, CA · 1 killed

The 8 most recent of 13 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 T-34 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

97 as of October 23, 2026, counting 6 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Beechcraft T-34s?

Texas, with 17.

Who owns the Beechcraft T-34?

61% 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 T-34s on the register built?

Between 1946 and 1984; half of them in 1956 or earlier.

How many Beechcraft T-34 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

13 accidents and incidents since 1982, 6 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Beechcraft T-34 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 T-34 the component layer

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. No FAA order in the current files names this model. Operators and repair shops have filed 13 failure reports with the FAA since 1995, 7 of them in the last ten years: about 1.2 a year for every 100 aircraft on the register; the system most often named is engine. 9 approved modifications exist for it, the most by Ffc Manufacturing.

Failure reports 13 since 1995 · what operators and shops told the FAA

Failure reports by year, as a table

	reports
95	1
97	2
98	1
06	2
09	1
13	1
14	2
15	1
16	1
18	1

By system

Engine7 (54%)Landing gear3 (23%)Electrical power1 (8%)Fuel system1 (8%)Propeller1 (8%)

Failure reports by system, as a table

	reports	share
Engine	7	54%
Landing gear	3	23%
Electrical power	1	8%
Fuel system	1	8%
Propeller	1	8%

Parts most often reported as the reports name them

Valve3Fuel Line1Gland Nut1Hub1Lock Nut1Master Cylinder1Plunger1Power Supply1Rod1Spline1

Parts most reported, as a table

	reports
Valve	3
Fuel Line	1
Gland Nut	1
Hub	1
Lock Nut	1
Master Cylinder	1
Plunger	1
Power Supply	1
Rod	1
Spline	1

Latest reports

2018-04-09Plunger: failed · landing gear

2016-05-17Rod: failed · landing gear

2015-07-06Gland Nut: wrong part · engine

2014-03-28Valve: corroded · engine

Approved replacement parts 28 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:

Mpm INC 8 Miraj Corporation 6 Avcon Industries INC 4 Aerospace Turbine Rotables 3 Rapco INC 2 Engineered Fabrics CORP 2 Whelen Aerospace Technologies 1 Aviation Products INC 1

Most often: outboard door (8), structural provisions (2), provisions for (2), fuel tank (2), brush (2), worm gear (1), trigger coil (1), screen (1), insulator (1), end bell (1).

Approved modifications 9 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:

Ffc Manufacturing 2 Thermal, INC 1 Spirit Wing Aviation LTD 1 Skurka Aerospace INC. 1 Rockwell Collins INC 1 Meggitt, Orange County, INC. 1 Granville Lasseter/Dba Granville'S Aircraft Strut Sealant 1 Acron Aviation INC. 1

Latest

2025-04-01SA02738CH (PAGE 6) · Installation of L-3 Communications Avionics Systems

2013-07-22SA8446SW · Installation of Benz PCS-111A programmed continuity sensor in engine chip detector electrical circuit

2010-02-11SA015444WI-D · Modification of a Rockwell Collins, Inc. AFD-3010 and AFD-3010E Adaptive Flight Display...

2009-09-30SA01198NY · Remove existing starter-generators and install Aircraft Parts Corporation starter-generator P/N...

2009-04-29SA01258AT-D · Installation of left-hand and right-hand box section fuel cell assemblies.

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 T-34 links to the rest of the register

Design

Beechcraft 6 aircraft on the register
Beechcraft T-34B 33 registered
Beechcraft T-34A 32 registered
Beechcraft T-34C-1 14 registered
Beechcraft T-34C 10 registered
Beechcraft T34 MENTOR 6 registered
Beechcraft T-34C TURBO MENTOR 2 registered
Built of aluminium

Engines

Continental O-470 series 30 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
Pratt & Whitney PT6A series 3 of these aircraft · 750 hp
Continental IO-550-B 3 of these aircraft · 300 hp

Where they are

Texas 17 of these aircraft
Florida 11 of these aircraft
Illinois 6 of these aircraft
California 6 of these aircraft
Washington 4 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Pleasant Aviation LLC 4 of these aircraft
American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum 3 of these aircraft
United States Air Force Owner 2 of these aircraft
NASA Neil A Armstrong Flight Research Center 2 of these aircraft
Del Mar College District 2 of these aircraft

Record

NTSB accidents and incidents involving the T-34 13 cases since 1982 · 6 fatal
FAA filings this year on these aircraft 3 filings · 3 bill of sale

Airworthiness

Failure reports filed on the T-34 13 reports since 1995
Approved modifications for the T-34 9 supplemental type certificates

Analytics

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/beechcraft/t-34.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 97

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N602NA	Beech T-34C	NASA Neil A Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, California	None on file	2026-10-20	Valid
N34LW	Beech T-34B	Anderson Glenn L Sandia Park, New Mexico	Standard	2026-10-05	Valid
N603NA	Beechcraft T-34C TURBO MENTOR	Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida	None on file	2026-10-04	Valid
N45MG	Beech T-34A	N45Mg LLC Venice, Florida	Standard	2026-10-03	Valid
N152CT	Beech T-34C	Individual owner Texas	None on file	2026-10-02	Valid
N152TT	Beech T-34C	Individual owner Texas	None on file	2026-10-02	Valid
N73XZ	Beech T-34C-1	Je Love Company LLC Garfield, Washington	None on file	2026-09-11	Valid
N24Z	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-06-17	Valid
N36VC	Beechcraft T-34C TURBO MENTOR	Service Air Corps Dallas, Texas	None on file	2026-05-26	Valid
N4872M	Beech T-34C-1	Tumbleweed Leasing LLC Tacoma, Washington	Standard	2026-04-23	Valid
N34JW	Beech T-34B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2026-02-14	Valid
N34CC	Beech T-34C-1	N34Cc LLC Liberty, North Carolina	Experimental	2026-01-12	Valid
N711JD	Beech T-34A	Skyking Horizon LLC Red Lodge, Montana	Standard	2025-12-02	Valid
N483DC	Beech T-34C	Brown Helicopter INC Pensacola, Florida	None on file	2025-11-04	Valid
N711RK	Beech T-34A	White Light Aviation INC Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Standard	2025-07-14	Valid
N134RD	Beech T-34B	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2025-06-20	Valid
N34CQ	Beech T-34A	Rocky Mountain Warbirds LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2024-10-08	Valid
N34GT	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2024-08-24	Valid
N162WB	Beech T-34B	N162Wb LLC Benton, Kansas	Standard	2024-08-13	Valid
N42SW	Beech T-34B	Holt Aviation LLC Clear Lake, Iowa	Standard	2024-07-06	Valid
N934DM	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2024-06-03	Valid
N56ZZ	Beech T-34A	American Flight Museum INC Topeka, Kansas	Standard	2024-05-14	Valid
N69XZ	Beech T-34C-1	Jtac Systems LLC Leonardtown, Maryland	Standard	2024-02-20	Valid
N234TX	Beech T-34A	Russell Military Museum Zion, Illinois	Standard	2023-12-08	Valid
N134LM	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2023-10-14	Valid
N7041U	Beech T-34B	Qualitair LLC Trustee Michelstadt,	Standard	2023-06-23	Valid
N87GR	Beech T-34C-1	National Test Pilot School Mojave, California	Standard	2023-05-25	Valid
N34HE	Beech T-34B	Haltitude Aviation LLC Colorado Springs, Colorado	Standard	2023-05-18	Valid
N344BG	Beech T34 MENTOR	Fam-17 INC Kissimmee, Florida	Standard	2023-05-14	Valid
N345A	Beech T-34A	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-10-22	Valid
N4986	Beech T-34B	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-08-09	Valid
N245Z	Beech T-34B	Mentor Aviation INC Goshen, Indiana	Standard	2022-02-02	Valid
N6HK	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Minnesota	Experimental	2021-12-20	Valid
N34CX	Beech T-34A	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2021-12-14	Valid
N50R	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2021-06-07	Valid
N144PM	Beech T-34B	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2021-06-02	Valid
N10322	Beech T-34B	Skyview Resources LLC Holland, Michigan	Standard	2021-05-21	Valid
N341RH	Beech T-34B	Ixl INC Sulphur, Louisiana	None on file	2021-03-30	Valid
N234CC	Beech T-34C-1	Co-owned owner Washington	Experimental	2021-02-18	Valid
N723MM	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2021-01-29	Valid
N8456	Beech T-34B	Individual owner Illinois	None on file	2020-11-23	Valid
N134TD	Beech T-34B	Co-owned owner Florida	Experimental	2020-11-04	Valid
N150A	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Wisconsin	None on file	2020-01-28	Valid
N434JR	Beech T-34B	Mentor Holdings LLC Columbia, Maryland	Standard	2019-12-06	Valid
N34BN	Beech T34 MENTOR	T-Wing Aviation LLC Pompton Plains, New Jersey	Standard	2019-03-16	Valid
N134TX	Beech T-34A	Experimental Aircraft Association INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Standard	2019-02-25	Valid
N134Y	Beech T-34B	Mentor Aviation LLC Viera, Florida	Standard	2018-09-05	Valid
N903PA	Beech T-34C-1	Pleasant Aviation LLC Mount Pleasant, Texas	None on file	2018-07-26	Valid
N15GR	Beech T-34C-1	Pleasant Aviation LLC Mount Pleasant, Texas	None on file	2018-07-25	Valid
N6925Y	Beech T-34C-1	Pleasant Aviation LLC Mount Pleasant, Texas	Experimental	2018-07-25	Valid
N80GR	Beech T-34C-1	Pleasant Aviation LLC Mount Pleasant, Texas	None on file	2018-07-25	Valid
N3476H	Beech T-34B	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2018-03-15	Valid
N4020P	Beech T-34C-1	Individual owner Illinois	None on file	2018-03-15	Valid
N5083U	Beech T-34A	Cactus Air Force LLC Carson City, Nevada	None on file	2017-09-25	Valid
N18PS	Beech T-34B	Select Airparts Weyers Cave, Virginia	Standard	2017-08-01	Valid
N804NC	Beech T-34C	Usda Forest Service Fepp Raleigh, North Carolina	None on file	2017-03-10	Valid
N805NC	Beech T-34C	Usda Forest Service - Fepp Raleigh, North Carolina	None on file	2017-03-10	Valid
N234MD	Beech T34 MENTOR	Murphy David F Amsterdam, New York	Standard	2017-01-31	Valid
N34YK	Beech T-34B	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2016-08-30	Valid
N34BQ	Beech T-34B	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2015-12-02	Valid
N31368	Beech T-34B	Anderson Aviation INC Anderson, South Carolina	Standard	2015-06-02	Valid
N342TH	Beech T-34C-1	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2015-05-14	Valid
N34AX	Beech T34 MENTOR	Pw58 LLC Dover, Delaware	Standard	2015-01-12	Valid
N7089X	Beech T-34B	Tioga Warbirds LLC Tioga, North Dakota	None on file	2015-01-09	Valid
N232VT	Beech T-34A	Oyster Flite Investments INC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2015-01-06	Valid
N687HV	Beech T-34B	American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Dallas, Texas	Standard	2014-04-10	Valid
N6KM	Beech T-34B	J Bird Enterprises LLC Miami Lakes, Florida	Standard	2014-03-06	Valid
N6849C	Beech T-34A	American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Dallas, Texas	Standard	2014-02-20	Valid
N802HV	Beech T-34B	American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum Dallas, Texas	None on file	2014-01-29	Valid
N190AC	Beech T-34C	Individual owner Colorado	Experimental	2013-09-12	Valid
N534DM	Beech T-34A	Barnstorm/T-34 LLC Jacksonville, Florida	Standard	2013-05-02	Valid
N8457	Beech T-34B	Tennessee Museum of Aviation Sevierville, Tennessee	None on file	2012-04-25	Valid
N464VC	Beech T-34C	Del Mar College District Corpus Christi, Texas	None on file	2012-03-12	Valid
N464YD	Beech T-34C	Del Mar College District Corpus Christi, Texas	None on file	2012-03-12	Valid
N4021A	Beech T-34C-1	Noagle and Black Aviation INC Champaign, Illinois	Special flight permit	2011-10-07	Valid
N834DB	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2011-03-14	Valid
N334A	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2008-06-24	Valid
N34XD	Beech T-34A	Anderson Aviation INC Anderson, South Carolina	Standard	2007-03-12	Valid
N55192	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2006-01-10	Valid
N865NA	Beech T-34C	NASA Neil A Armstrong Flight Research Center Edwards, California	None on file	2005-07-07	Valid
N134BS	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2004-06-01	Valid
N53JA	Beech T-34A	G101 LLC Lake City, Florida	None on file	2003-12-02	Valid
N173EA	Beech T-34B	Individual owner Minnesota	None on file	2003-03-19	Valid
N50699	Beech T-34B	Individual owner Minnesota	None on file	2003-03-13	Valid
N934RS	Beech T-34B	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	2003-02-25	Valid
N134MM	Beech T-34B	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2002-10-21	Valid
N520HT	Beech T34 MENTOR	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2002-08-27	Valid
N31366	Beech T-34B	Bonanza Equities INC Summit, New Jersey	None on file	2001-03-13	Valid
N6306D	Beech T-34A	United States Air Force Owner March Arb, California	Standard	1999-09-07	Valid
N221CG	Beech T34 MENTOR	Berry Machine & Tool CO INC Camden, Tennessee	Standard	1999-04-05	Valid
N434D	Beech T-34B	Delta Enterprises Leasing LLP Brighton, Colorado	None on file	1998-09-18	Valid
N234WP	Beech T-34B	United States Air Force Owner Rio Vista, California	Standard	1997-11-04	Valid
N341JB	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Florida	None on file	1993-04-19	Valid
N84KW	Beech T-34A	D L D CORP Ogden, Utah	Standard	1988-08-05	Valid
N7898C	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1986-07-25	Valid
N337AR	Beech T-34A	Individual owner Oregon	Standard		Pending
N93GR	Beech T-34C-1	Individual owner Delaware	None on file		Sale reported