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- BEECH A36
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| BEECH A36 | |
|---|---|
| What it is | |
| Seats | 6 |
| Landing gear | tricycle |
| Engines | 1 |
| Engine | Continental IO-520-BB |
| Horsepower | 285 hp |
| Fuel | 100LL |
| Certification basis | CAR3 |
| Production start | 1970 |
| Production end | 2005 |
| Endorsements required | complex;high-performance |
| Performance | |
| Cruise speed | 165 KTAS |
| Range | 700 nm |
| Service ceiling | 16,600 ft |
| Climb rate | 1,030 ft/min |
| Stall speed (Vso) | 53 KCAS |
| Takeoff over 50 ft | 1,913 ft |
| Landing over 50 ft | 1,400 ft |
| Load and fuel | |
| Seats | 6 |
| Useful load | 1,405 lb |
| Full-fuel payload | 961 lb |
| Max takeoff weight | 3,600 lb |
| Empty weight | 2,195 lb |
| Usable fuel | 74 gal |
| Fuel burn at cruise | 16 gal/h |
| Cost of ownership | |
| Price, low | $160,000 |
| Price, high | $700,000 |
| Prices as of | 2026 |
| Engine TBO | 1,700 h |
| Overhaul cost, low | $48,000 |
| Overhaul cost, high | $68,000 |
| The fleet and its record | |
| Registered, all time | 2,689 |
| Active fleet | 1,906 |
| Median year built | 1979.0 |
| NTSB events, last 10 years | 100 |
| Fatal events, last 10 years | 29 |
| Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years | 52.47 per 1,000 active · base 1,906 active |
| Personal-flying events per 1,000 active | 44.6 per 1,000 active · base 1,906 active |
| Ownership transfers, last 24 months | 342 |
| Transfers per 100 active | 17.94 per 100 active · base 1,906 active |
| Airworthiness directives | 19 |
| Directives, last 5 years | 0 |
| Rate confidence | ok |
| Peer scores | |
| Peer class | Fixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 5-6 seats |
| Accident record | 4 of 10 · class median 38.14 · 73 models in class |
| Severity | 1.9 of 10 · class median 8.33 |
| Access | 6.1 of 10 · class median 1,794 |
| Support | 9.9 of 10 · class median 81 |
| Liquidity | 4.9 of 10 · class median 17.96 |
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.