Single-engine piston

N500DR

1954 Beechcraft T34A Mentor

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1954
Serial
G-31
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fox 2 Inc (Corporation)
Based
West Chicago, IL
Registration record

N500DR on the FAA register

Type
1954 Beechcraft T34A Mentor (FAA: Beechcraft A45)
Serial
G-31
Engines
Continental O-470 series
Registered owner
Fox 2 Inc
West Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
1995-04-20
Airworthiness date
1958-12-29
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A63A4B
Mode S (octal)
51435113
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

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1995-04-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N500DR to the current registrant.
  • 1983-04-15
    N500DR previously assigned to a Beechcraft KING Air 200 (s/n BB-76); cancelled.
  • 1958-12-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1954
    Manufactured (1954).
Overview

About N500DR

N500DR is a 1954 Beechcraft T34A Mentor (FAA model A45), serial number G-31. The FAA register lists Fox 2 Inc as the registrant in West Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 20, 1995 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 December 29, 1958.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N500DR.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N500DR.

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.