Compare
Beechcraft V35B Bonanza vs Beechcraft A36 Bonanza
The two side by side, from the FAA registry, the FAA's Airworthiness Directives and Service Difficulty Reports, and the NTSB's accident database. Each has a full guide: Beechcraft V35B Bonanza, Beechcraft A36 Bonanza.
Where they differ
- The Beechcraft A36 fleet is younger: half of those registered were built by 1981, against 1975 for the Beechcraft V35B.
- There are more Beechcraft A36s to choose from: 2,344 registered against 903.
- The Beechcraft V35B carries more airframe ADs with a repeat action, 4 against 2: inspections that come back for as long as the AD applies.
- Mechanics report the Beechcraft V35B's reciprocating engine power section most, and the Beechcraft A36's engine (reciprocating).
Side by side
| Beechcraft V35B Bonanza | Beechcraft A36 Bonanza | |
|---|---|---|
| Registered in the US | 903 | 2,344 |
| Built | 1969 to 1982 | 1970 to 2004 |
| Half built by | 1975 | 1981 |
| Seats | 6 | 6 |
| Most common engine | Continental IO-520 | Continental IO-520 |
| Typical cruise fuel burn | Not set | 15 gal/hr |
| Engine overhaul intervalThe engine maker's published hours between overhauls. | Not set | Not set |
| Current airframe ADs | 26 | 33 |
| Airframe ADs with a repeat action | 4 | 2 |
| Current ADs on the main engine | 28 | 28 |
| Service Difficulty ReportsSince the year shown in each guide; per 1,000 registered today. | 5 (5.5 per 1,000) | 23 (9.8 per 1,000) |
| Most-reported system | Reciprocating Engine Power Section | Engine (Reciprocating) |
| Accidents since 2008Per 1,000 registered today, not per hour flown: a training fleet flies far more than a private one. | 35 (38.8 per 1,000) | 217 (92.6 per 1,000) |
| Fatal accidents since 2008 | 10 | 73 |
| Most common accident | Loss of engine power (total) | Loss of engine power (total) |
Report and accident counts are not rates: nobody publishes the hours each model flies, and a training fleet flies far more than a private one. Fuel burn is a typical cruise figure; the engine interval is its maker's published figure for the usual engine.
The Beechcraft V35B's repeat-action ADs
- 2018-06-11Requires an annual visual inspection of the exhaust tailpipe v-band coupling (clamp)
- 2007-08-08Raytheon Aircraft Company (The Beech Aircraft Company and BEECH previously held Type Certificate Nos. 3A15, 3A16, 5A3, and A-777) Models 35-33, 35-A33, 35-B33, 35-C33, E33, F33, G33, 35-C33A, E33A, F33A, E33C, F33C, 35, A35, B35, C35, D35, E35, F35, G35, H35, J35, K35, M35, N35, P35, S35, V35, V35A, V35B, 36, A36, A45 (T-34A, B45), D45 (T-34B), 95-55, 95-A55, 95-B55, 95-B
- 94-20-04 R2Raytheon Aircraft Company Beech Models C35, D35, E35, F35, G35, H35, J35, K35, M35, N35, P35, S35, V35, V35A, and V35B Airplanes
- 2001-08-08Repetitively replace the existing Aeroquip V-band exhaust clamp
The Beechcraft A36's repeat-action ADs
- 2007-08-08Raytheon Aircraft Company (The Beech Aircraft Company and BEECH previously held Type Certificate Nos. 3A15, 3A16, 5A3, and A-777) Models 35-33, 35-A33, 35-B33, 35-C33, E33, F33, G33, 35-C33A, E33A, F33A, E33C, F33C, 35, A35, B35, C35, D35, E35, F35, G35, H35, J35, K35, M35, N35, P35, S35, V35, V35A, V35B, 36, A36, A45 (T-34A, B45), D45 (T-34B), 95-55, 95-A55, 95-B55, 95-B
- 2001-08-08Repetitively replace the existing Aeroquip V-band exhaust clamp
Questions
- Which has more Airworthiness Directives, the Beechcraft V35B or the Beechcraft A36?
- 26 current ADs name the Beechcraft V35B airframe and 33 the Beechcraft A36; 4 and 2 of them have a repeat action.
- Which is newer, the Beechcraft V35B or the Beechcraft A36?
- Half of the Beechcraft V35Bs registered were built by 1975, half of the Beechcraft A36s by 1981.
- How do the Beechcraft V35B and Beechcraft A36 accident records compare?
- 35 accidents since 2008 for the Beechcraft V35B (10 fatal) against 217 for the Beechcraft A36 (73 fatal), from fleets of 903 and 2,344. Counts, not rates per hour flown.