Single-engine piston

N45GS

1953 Beechcraft T34A Mentor

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1953
Serial
34-76
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Linde Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Payson, AZ
Registration record

N45GS on the FAA register

Type
1953 Beechcraft T34A Mentor (FAA: Beechcraft A45)
Serial
34-76
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Linde Aviation LLC
Payson, AZ
Certificate issued
2025-07-25
Airworthiness date
1961-02-15
Registration expires
2032-07-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A5706A
Mode S (octal)
51270152
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
708 nm
Cruise (type)
214 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-07-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N45GS.
  • 2001-09-29
    Accident at Eatonton, GA; damage: substantial.
  • 1961-02-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1953
    Manufactured (1953).
Overview

About N45GS

N45GS is a 1953 Beechcraft T34A Mentor (FAA model A45), serial number 34-76. The FAA register lists Linde Aviation LLC as the registrant in Payson, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 25, 2025 and expires on July 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental O-470 series engine and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 214 knots and a range of about 708 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated February 15, 1961.

N45GS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
214 kt
Range
708 nm
Fuel burn
20 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft T34A Mentor type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-09-29 Accident · Eatonton, GA Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA01LA233
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A45
Probable cause: The inadvertent sliding of the airplane on tall grass when the pilot aborted takeoff and the swerved the airplane to the left of the runway to avoid deer which had walked onto the runway, resulting in the airplanes left wing contacting a tree.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.