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Aircraft model

BEECH H35

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What it is

Seats4
Landing geartricycle
Engines1
EngineContinental O-470-G
Horsepower240 hp
Fuel100LL
Certification basisCAR3
Production start1957
Production end1957
Endorsements requiredcomplex;high-performance

Performance

Cruise speed165 KTAS
Range600 nm
Service ceiling19,000 ft
Climb rate1,150 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)51 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft1,300 ft
Landing over 50 ft1,200 ft

Load and fuel

Seats4
Useful load1,155 lb
Full-fuel payload915 lb
Max takeoff weight2,900 lb
Empty weight1,745 lb
Usable fuel40 gal
Fuel burn at cruise13.4 gal/h

Cost of ownership

Price, low$55,000
Price, high$140,000
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO1,500 h
Overhaul cost, low$40,000
Overhaul cost, high$55,000

The fleet and its record

Registered, all time445
Active fleet224
Median year built1957.0
NTSB events, last 10 years7
Fatal events, last 10 years1
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years31.25 per 1,000 active · base 224 active
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active26.79 per 1,000 active · base 224 active
Ownership transfers, last 24 months41
Transfers per 100 active18.3 per 100 active · base 224 active
Airworthiness directives7
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok

Peer scores

A score runs from 0 to 10 within the model's peer class: a position, not a grade, and the six are never added together.

Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 3-4 seats
Accident record— · class median 35.38 · 215 models in class
Severity— · class median 12.5
Access1.1 of 10 · class median 823.5
Support6 of 10 · class median 140.5
Liquidity3.3 of 10 · class median 19.78
Aircraft · public FAA and NTSB records; not an inspection