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- BEECH A23
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| BEECH A23 | |
|---|---|
| What it is | |
| Seats | 4 |
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Lycoming O-360-A2G |
| Horsepower | 165 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1964 |
| Production end | 1965 |
| Endorsements required | — |
| Performance | |
| Cruise speed | 120 KTAS |
| Range | 700 nm |
| Service ceiling | 13,000 ft |
| Climb rate | 760 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 54 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,900 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,400 ft |
| Load and fuel | |
| Seats | 4 |
| Useful load | 950 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 608 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 2,350 lb |
| Empty weight | 1,400 lb |
| Usable fuel | 57 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 9.2 gal/h |
| Cost of ownership | |
| Price, low | $25,000 |
| Price, high | $85,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 2,000 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $32,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $46,000 |
| The fleet and its record | |
| Registered, all time | 283 |
| Active fleet | 85 |
| Median year built | 1965.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 7 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 1 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 82.35 per 1,000 active · base 85 active · thin base (low) |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 35.29 per 1,000 active · base 85 active · thin base (low) |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 18 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 21.18 per 100 active · base 85 active · thin base (low) |
| Airworthiness directives | 4 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | low |
| Peer scores | |
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats |
| Accident record | — · class median 28.36 · 202 models in class |
| Severity | — · class median 11.65 |
| Access | 9 of 10 · class median 767.75 |
| Support | 4 of 10 · class median 141.5 |
| Liquidity | 6.4 of 10 · class median 19.57 |
A score runs from 0 to 10 within its peer class; it is a position, not a grade, and the six are never added together.