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Comparison

AttributeNORTH AMERICAN AT-6
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartaildragger
Engines1
EnginePratt & Whitney R-1340-AN-1 (radial)
Horsepower600 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basismilitary-surplus
Production start1943
Production end1944
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance;tailwheel
Performance
Cruise speed145 KTAS
Range600 nm
Service ceiling21,500 ft
Climb rate1,200 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)57 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load1,142 lb
Full-fuel payload482 lb
Max takeoff weight5,300 lb
Empty weight4,158 lb
Usable fuel110 gal
Fuel burn at cruise33.6 gal/h
Cost of ownership
Price, low$140,000
Price, high$300,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,200 h
Overhaul cost, low$90,000
Overhaul cost, high$155,000
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time114
Active fleet28
Median year built1943.0
NTSB events, last 10 years1
Fatal events, last 10 years1
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years135.71 · thin base (low)
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active20 · thin base (low)
Ownership transfers, last 24 months7
Transfers per 100 active325 · thin base (low)
Airworthiness directives2
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidencelow
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access60.5 of 10
Support73 of 10
Liquidity86.9 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9—
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 28 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 28 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 28 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 29.1 · 174 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 9.09.
  6. Access: class median 974.
  7. Support: class median 81.
  8. Liquidity: class median 20.47.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories.
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