Beechcraft T-34 Mentor

The T-34 Mentor, Beechcraft's tandem two-seat military primary trainer built 1953-1958 on Bonanza wings and landing gear with a new fuselage and sliding canopy. The A45 is the USAF T-34A (also the civil Model 45); the D-45 is the US Navy T-34B. Surplus aircraft have been on the civil register for decades.

The variants

MODEL	YEARS	ACTIVE	TAILFAX SCORE	WHAT CHANGED
A45	1953–1958	162	Partial 9.9/30	T-34A (USAF) and civil Model 45
D-45	1955–1958	70	Partial 10/30	T-34B (US Navy)

Family fleet, active

232

FAA registry

NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs

21.6

5 events over 232 active aircraft, pooled across the family

Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30