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{{Infobox aircraft
 |name= Bonanza
 |image= File:Beech Bonanza Takeoff (5517383917).jpg
 |caption= Beech S35 Bonanza
 |type= Civil [[utility aircraft]]
 |national_origin= United States
 |manufacturer= [[Beechcraft]]
 |designer= 
 |first_flight= December 22, 1945
 |introduction= 1947<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avbuyer.com/PDFs/Beech%20Bonanza%20Anniversary%20Profile.pdf|title=Beech Bonanza: Celebrating 60 years of continuous production, and still going strong|first=Mike|last=Potts|publisher=World Aircraft Sales Magazine |website=www.AvBuyer.com. |date=July 2007 |page=109|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325201657/http://www.avbuyer.com/PDFs/Beech%20Bonanza%20Anniversary%20Profile.pdf|archive-date=2009-03-25}}</ref>
 |retired=
 |status= In service
 |primary_user= <!--please list only one-->
 |more_users= <!--up to three more. please separate with <br/>.-->
 |produced= 1947–present
 |number_built= 18,546 (at end of 2024)<ref name=BeechSNlist>{{Cite web |date=2025 |title=Beechcraft and Hawker Serialization List: 1945 thru 2024 |url=https://ww2.txtav.com/TechnicalPublications/Downloads/DownloadNonTechFile?Filename=serializationList.pdf |url-access=registration |website=[[Textron Aviation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Simpson|first=R.W. |title=Airlife's General Aviation: A guide to Postwar General Aviation Manufacturers and their aircraft |publisher=Airlife Publishing |year=1995 |isbn=1-85310-577-5 |edition=2nd |pages=75–77}}</ref><ref name="pellp89"/><!-- Construction number count:
5 pre-series prototypes
1 AD-series
1325 CD-series
1790 CE-series (excluding conversions)
6 CED-series
133 CJ-series (excluding conversions)
10405 D-series
4158 E-series
695 EA-series
27 EA-series
1 EC-series -->
 |developed_into= [[Beechcraft T-34 Mentor]] <br> [[Beechcraft Travel Air]] <br>[[Bay Super V]] <br> [[Fuji KM-2]]
}}

The '''Beechcraft Bonanza''' is an American [[general aviation]] aircraft introduced in 1947 by [[Beechcraft|Beech Aircraft Corporation]] of [[Wichita, Kansas]]. The six-seater, single-engined aircraft is still produced by Beechcraft and has been in continuous production longer than any other aircraft in history.<ref>{{cite news |author=Anders Clark |url=https://disciplesofflight.com/beechcraft-a36-bonanza/ |title=The Beechcraft A36 Bonanza |date=25 June 2015 |newspaper=Disciples of Flight |access-date=2015-08-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Scott Perdue |url=http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/aircraft/pilot-reports/beechcraft/the-bonanza-hits-60-strong-and-fast |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924073936/http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/aircraft/pilot-reports/beechcraft/the-bonanza-hits-60-strong-and-fast |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-09-24 |title=The Bonanza Hits 60 Strong and Fast! |publisher=PlaneAndPilotMag.com |date=2007-05-01 |access-date=2015-08-12 }}</ref> More than 17,000 Bonanzas of all variants have been built,<ref name="beechcraft-berlin.de">{{cite web |title=Beechcraft Bonanza G36. Product Analysis |publisher=Hawker Beechcraft Corporation |location=Wichita, Kansas |pages= 3–4 |url=http://www.beechcraft-berlin.de/art/new/pdf/2008_HBC_Bonanza_G36_Product_Report.pdf |access-date=December 8, 2008 |archive-url  =https://web.archive.org/web/20090325201658/http://www.beechcraft-berlin.de/art/new/pdf/2008_HBC_Bonanza_G36_Product_Report.pdf |archive-date=March 25, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="SNList">{{cite web|url=https://www.beechcraft.com/customer_support/technical_publications/docs/nontechnical/serializationList.pdf |title=Beechcraft Serialization List, 1945 thru 2014 |date=August 26, 2014 |website=beechcraft.com |publisher=Beechcraft |access-date=October 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016115122/https://www.beechcraft.com/customer_support/technical_publications/docs/nontechnical/serializationList.pdf |archive-date=2014-10-16 }}</ref> produced in both distinctive [[V-tail]] and conventional tail configurations; early conventional-tail versions were marketed as the '''Debonair'''.<ref name="SNList"/><ref name="Flying-196006"/>

==Design and development==
[[File:Advertisement for Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza, May, 1947.jpg|thumb|A 1947 advertisement for the first Model 35 Bonanza]]

At the end of [[World War II]], two all-metal [[light aircraft]] emerged, the Model 35 Bonanza and the [[Cessna 195]], that represented very different approaches to the premium end of the postwar civil-aviation market.{{cn|date=July 2021}} With its high-wing, seven-cylinder [[radial engine]], fixed [[Conventional landing gear|tailwheel undercarriage]], and roll-down side windows, the Cessna 195 was a continuation of prewar technology. The Bonanza, however, featured an easier-to-manage, horizontally opposed, six-cylinder engine, retractable [[tricycle undercarriage]] (although the nosewheel initially was not steerable, but castering)<ref>Flying magazine, ibid.</ref>{{vs|date=July 2021}} and low-wing configuration.

Designed by a team led by [[Ralph Harmon]],<ref name="pellp89">Pelletier 1995, p. 89.</ref> the model 35 Bonanza was a relatively fast, low-wing, all-aluminum design, at a time when most light aircraft were still made of wood and fabric.{{cn|date=July 2021}} The Model 35 featured [[Landing gear|retractable landing gear]], and its signature [[V-tail]] (equipped with combination elevator-rudders called "ruddervators").<ref name="Flying-194609">{{cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->  |title=The Bonanza |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uFYb_lMYmscC&pg=PA31|magazine=[[Flying (magazine)|Flying]] |date=September 1946 |volume=39 |issue=3 |page=31 |location=New York |publisher=Ziff-Davis |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref> The prototype 35 Bonanza made its first flight on December 22, 1945, with the type receiving an airworthiness certificate on March 25, 1947.<ref name="pellp89"/> Production began that year.<ref name="pellp89"/> The first 30–40 Bonanzas produced had fabric-covered flaps and ailerons, after which those surfaces were covered with [[magnesium]] alloy sheet.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=McClellen |first=J. Mac |title=60 Years of Continuous Bonanza Production |magazine=[[Flying (magazine)|Flying]] |volume=134 |issue=8 |date=August 2007 |pages=62–63 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EwT96AgphOgC |access-date=July 27, 2021}}</ref>

The Bonanza family eventually comprised three major variants:
* Model 35 Bonanza (1947–1982; V-tail)<ref name="pellp90"/>
* Model 33 Debonair or Bonanza (1960–1995; conventional tail)<ref name="aopa_factsheet">{{cite web |url=https://www.aopa.org/go-fly/aircraft-and-ownership/aircraft-fact-sheets/beechcraft-bonanza |title=Beechcraft Bonanza |website=www.aopa.org |date=9 October 2009 |publisher=[[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]] |access-date=29 July 2020}}</ref>
* Model 36 Bonanza (1968–present; a stretched Model 33)<ref name="aopa_factsheet"/>

The Model 33 ''Debonair'' was introduced in 1960 as a lower-priced model with more austere standard instrumentation, exterior equipment, paint schemes, and interior fabrics and trim than the more prestigious V-tail Bonanza.<ref name="Flying-196006">{{cite magazine |last=Jacobshagen |first=Norman |title=Check Pilot Report: Beech Debonair |magazine=[[Flying (magazine)|Flying]] |volume=66 |issue=6 |date=June 1960 |pages=38–39, 89–91 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cbTYpYN79KYC&pg=PA38 |location=New York |publisher=Ziff-Davis |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref><ref name=aopa_F33A>{{cite web |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1998/september/pilot/bonanza-f33a |title=Bonanza F33A - Ticket to Adventure |date=5 February 1998 |website=www.aopa.org |publisher=[[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]] |access-date=29 July 2019}}</ref> However, most Bonanza features were available as factory options on the Debonair, and by the mid 1960s, most Debonair buyers were ordering most or all of these options. Realizing this, Beechcraft dropped the Debonair name and most of the basic and seldom-ordered standard features with the introduction of the E33 in 1968.<ref name=aopa_F33A/>

Despite its name, the [[Twin Bonanza]] is a substantially wider and heavier aircraft that is mostly dissimilar to the single-engined Bonanza; the only major shared parts are the front fuselage sides, windows, and main cabin door.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1999/september/pilot/beech-twin-bonanza |title=Beech Twin Bonanza: A Legend Roars On |last=Bedell|first=Peter A.|date=5 September 1999|website=www.aopa.org |publisher=[[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]] |access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref> However, the Twin Bonanza had trouble competing with the similarly capable but substantially lighter [[Cessna 310]] and [[Piper PA-23]], so Beechcraft used the basic Bonanza fuselage and many other Bonanza parts to create the twin-engined [[Beechcraft Travel Air|Travel Air]], which was later developed into the [[Beechcraft Baron|Baron]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2002/october/pilot/beechcraft-travel-air |title=Beech Travel Air: Baron Lite |last=Bedell|first=Peter A.|date=5 October 2002|website=www.aopa.org |publisher=[[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]] |access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref>

== Operational history ==

The V-tail design gained a reputation as the "forked-tail doctor killer",<ref>{{cite news |publisher= Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St.Paul) |url= http://www.startribune.com/templates/Print_This_Story?sid=42096817 |title= Congressman gets bird's-eye view of flood |date= 2009-03-29 |author= Emily Johns|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090403222537/https://www.startribune.com/templates/Print_This_Story?sid=42096817|archive-date= 3 April 2009|url-status= dead}}</ref> due to crashes by overconfident wealthy amateur pilots,<ref>{{cite news |newspaper= Tampa Bay Times |author= Alicia Caldwell |title= Pilot in crash had only student license |date= 1988-09-13 }}</ref> fatal accidents, and in-flight breakups.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080921/NEWS/809210325/-1/LIFE |title= Snapshot: Bad day for the Flying Dutchman |author= Bill Miller |newspaper= Mail Tribune |date= 2008-09-21 }}</ref> "Doctor killer" has sometimes been used to describe the conventional-tailed version, as well.<ref>{{cite news |publisher= The Hook |url= http://www.readthehook.com/79528/news-qroe-quandary-cause-crash-shrouded-fog |title= NEWS- Qroe quandary: Cause of crash shrouded in fog |author= Hawes C. Spencer |date= June 22, 2006 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |work= St. Petersburg Times |url= http://www.sptimes.com/2003/07/20/Tampabay/Doctors_find_solace_i.shtml |title= Doctors find solace in high places |author= Lisa Greene |date= July 20, 2003 }}</ref> However, a detailed analysis by the [[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]] of accident records for common single-engine retractable-gear airplanes in the United States between 1982 and 1989 found that the Bonanza had a slightly lower accident rate than other types in the study. [[Pilot error]] was cited in 73% of V-tail crashes and 83% of conventional-tail crashes, with aircraft-related causes accounting for 15% and 11% of crashes respectively.<ref name=aopa_safety/> However, the study noted that the aircraft had an unusually high incidence of [[belly landing|gear-up landings]] and inadvertent [[landing gear]] retractions on the ground, which were attributed to a non-standard gear-retraction switch on early models that is easily confused with the switch that operates the [[Flap (aeronautics)|flaps]]. Models starting in 1984 use a more distinctive relocated landing-gear switch, augmented by "squat switches" in the landing gear that prevent its operation while compressed by the aircraft's weight, and a throttle position switch that prevents gear retraction at low engine power settings.<ref name=aopa_safety/>

In 1982, the production of the V-tail Model 35 ended.<ref name=Flying-200204>{{cite journal |last=McClellan |first=J. Mac |date=April 2002 |title=V-Tail Bonanza to a Baron 58 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X8-88jBYf_QC&pg=PA66|journal=Flying |location=New York |publisher=Ziff-Davis |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref> In the late 1980s, repeated V-tail structural failures prompted the [[United States Department of Transportation]] and [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA) to conduct extensive [[wind tunnel]] and flight tests, which proved that the V-tail did not meet [[type certificate|type certification]] standards under certain conditions; the effort culminated with the issuance of an [[airworthiness directive]] to strengthen the tail, which significantly reduced the incidence of in-flight breakups. Despite this, Beech has long contended that most V-tail failures involve operations well beyond the aircraft's intended [[flight envelope]].<ref name=aopa_safety>
{{cite web
 |title= Bonanza Safety Review
 |last= Landsberg
 |first= Bruce
 |date= 5 February 1994
 |website= www.aopa.org
 |publisher= [[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]]
 |url= https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1994/february/pilot/bonanza-safety-review
 |access-date= 26 March 2019
}}
</ref><ref name=aopa_factsheet/>
Subsequent analysis of [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) accident records between 1962 and 2007 revealed an average of three V-tail structural failures per year, while the conventional-tailed Bonanza 33 and 36 suffered only eleven such failures in total during the same 45 years. Most V-tail failures involved flight under [[visual flight rules]] into [[instrument meteorological conditions]], flight into [[thunderstorm]]s, or airframe [[Icing conditions|icing]].<ref name=aopa_budget/>

In addition to the structural issues, the Bonanza 35 has a relatively narrow [[Center of gravity of an aircraft|center of gravity]] envelope, and the tail design is intolerant of imbalances caused by damage, improper maintenance, or repainting. Such imbalances may induce dangerous [[aeroelastic flutter]].<ref name=aopa_safety/> Due to the [[anodic]] properties of the [[magnesium]] used for the V-tail ruddervator skins, they tend to corrode, often resulting in permanent grounding of affected aircraft because the problem can only be fixed by complete replacement of the skins or the entire [[empennage]], and the required parts are no longer available.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=20 October 2021 |title=Bonanza Society boosts ruddervator replacement design prize |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2021/october/20/bonanza-society-boosts-ruddervator-replacement-design-prize |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=www.aopa.org}}</ref> The American Bonanza Society has issued a reward of $500,000 to encourage the development of aftermarket replacement skins under a [[supplemental type certificate]].<ref name=":0" /> Despite these issues, many Bonanza 35 owners insist that the aircraft is reasonably safe, and its reputation has resulted in reduced purchase costs for budget-conscious buyers.<ref name=aopa_budget>
{{cite web
 |title= Budget Buy: Beechcraft Bonanza 35
 |last= Twombly
 |first= Ian J.
 |date= 1 January 2018
 |website= www.aopa.org
 |publisher= [[Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association]]
 |url= https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2018/january/pilot/budget-buy-beechcraft-bonanza-35
 |access-date= 26 March 2019
}}
</ref>

The conventional-tail Model 33 continued in production until 1995.<ref name=SNList/><ref name=Flying-198410>{{cite journal |last=Bradley |first=Patrick |date=October 1984 |title=Bargain Bonanza: Beech F33A |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FfOC7S8NQWkC&pg=PA48|journal=Flying |location=New York |publisher=Ziff-Davis |access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref> Still built today is the Model 36 Bonanza, a longer-bodied, straight-tail variant of the original design,<ref name=Flying-198408>{{cite journal |last=Brechner |first=Berl |date=August 1984 |title=Airplane Evolution: Beech Bonanzas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c80VwwSmoRkC&pg=PA62|journal=Flying |location=New York |publisher=Ziff-Davis |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref> introduced in 1968.<ref name=SNList /><ref name=Flying-198405>{{cite journal |last=Moll |first=Nigel |date=May 1984 |title=Pilot Report: Bonanza A36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MgTjcucJ9b8C&pg=PA42|journal=Flying |location=New York |publisher=Ziff-Davis |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref> No Bonanzas were delivered in 2021, but on April 10, 2022, it was announced that production of the Bonanza G36 had restarted.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Simpson |first=Rod |title=General Aviation News |magazine=Air-Britain Aviation World |date=Summer 2022 |pages=124–125 |issn=1742-996X}}</ref>

In January 2012, the Australian [[Civil Aviation Safety Authority]] issued an [[airworthiness directive]] grounding all Bonanzas, Twin Bonanzas, and Debonairs equipped with a single pole-style yoke and that have forwarded elevator control cables that are more than 15 years old until they could be inspected. The AD was issued based on two aircraft found to have frayed cables, one of which suffered a cable failure just prior to takeoff, and resulting concerns about the age of the cables in fleet aircraft of this age. At the time of the grounding, some Bonanzas had reached 64 years in service. Aircraft with frayed cables were grounded until the cables were replaced, and those that passed inspection were required to have their cables replaced within 60 days regardless. The AD affected only Australian aircraft and was not adopted by the airworthiness authority responsible for the [[type certificate]], the US [[Federal Aviation Administration]]. The FAA instead opted to issue a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin requesting that the elevator control cables be inspected during the annual inspection.<ref name="Niles15Jan12">{{Cite news|url= http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Australia_Grounds_Older_Bonanzas_206024-1.html|title= Australia Grounds Older Bonanzas |access-date= January 16, 2012|last= Niles|first= Russ|date= January 15, 2012| work= AVweb}}</ref><ref name="HeraldSun">{{Cite news|url= http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/casa-issues-directive-on-light-planes/story-e6frf7jx-1226243962836|title= CASA issues directive on light planes |access-date= January 16, 2012|last= AAP|date= January 16, 2012| work= [[Herald Sun]]}}</ref><ref name="Niles24Jan12">{{Cite news|url= http://www.avweb.com/avwebbiz/news/No_FAA_Bonanza_Cable_AD_206087-1.html|title= No FAA Bonanza Cable AD |access-date= January 26, 2012|last= Niles|first= Russ|date= January 24, 2012| work= AVweb}}</ref>

===QU-22 Pave Eagle===
The '''QU-22''' was a Beech 36/A36 Bonanza modified during the [[Vietnam War]] to be an electronic monitoring signal relay aircraft, developed under the project name "Pave Eagle" for the [[United States Air Force]]. An [[Garrett AiResearch|AiResearch]] turbocharged, reduction-geared Continental GTSIO-520-G engine was used to reduce its noise signature, much like the later [[Army-Lockheed YO-3A]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} These aircraft were intended to be used as unmanned drones to monitor seismic and acoustic sensors dropped along the [[Ho Chi Minh Trail]] in [[Laos]] and report troop and supply movements. When the project was put into operation in 1968, however, the aircraft were all flown by pilots of the [[554th Reconnaissance Squadron]] Detachment 1, call sign "Vampire". A separate operation "Compass Flag" monitored the General Directorate of Rear Services along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, linking to the 6908th security squadron.<ref name="Mike Collins">{{cite journal|journal=AOPA Pilot|date=September 2014|title=The Bonanza Goes to War Meet the QU-22B and the men that flew her|author=Mike Collins}}</ref>

Six YQU-22A prototypes (Model 1074,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Bygone Beechcrafts – Part Two |url=https://kingairmagazine.com/article/bygone-beechcrafts-part-two/ |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=King Air |language=en-US}}</ref> modifications of the Beech 33 Debonair) were combat-tested in 1968, and two were lost during operations, with a civilian test pilot killed. Twenty-seven QU-22Bs (Model 1079)<ref name=":1" />were modified, 13 in 1969 and 14 in 1970, with six lost in combat. Two Air Force pilots were killed in action. All the losses were due to engine failures or effects of turbulence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbook.com/qu-22|title=USAF Qu-22 Pave Eagle|access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref> A large cowl bump above the spinner was faired-in for an AC current generator, and a higher weight set of Baron wings and spars were used to handle the {{convert|236|gal|L|adj=on}} fuel load.<ref name="Mike Collins"/>

<gallery>
File:V-Tailed Beechcraft Bonanza.jpg|1965 S35 V-tailed Bonanza
Image:N567M Beechcraft Bonanza 33 (BE33).JPG|BE33 (N567M) at [[Cambridge Bay Airport]] [[Nunavut]], [[Canada]]
Image:Ntps-b35-N8718A-071012-02-12.jpg|A 1950 B35 operated by the [[National Test Pilot School]] at the [[Mojave Airport]]
Image:Bonanza G36 at Oshkosh.jpg|A brand-new 2011 Bonanza G36 at the Beechcraft display; [[EAA AirVenture Oshkosh|EAA AirVenture 2011]]
File:2013 Bonanza G36.JPG|2013 Bonanza G36 at [[AirVenture]] 2013
</gallery>

==Variants==
===Model 35 Bonanza===
{{Redirect|BE35|EU NUTS II statistical region|Namur Province}}
;35
:(1947–1948), initial production version with {{convert|165|hp|abbr=on}} Continental E-185 or E-185-1 engine, five prototypes and 1,500 production aircraft built.<ref name="pellp8990">Pelletier 1995, p. 89–90.</ref>
;A35
:(1949) Model 35 with higher takeoff weight, tubular [[wing spar]]s and nosewheel steering, 701 built.<ref name="pellp90">Pelletier 1995, p. 90.</ref>
; B35
:(1950) A35 with a Continental E-185-8 engine, 480 built.<ref name="pellp90"/>
; C35
:(1950-1952) B35 with a 185hp Continental E-185-11 engine, metal propeller, larger tail surfaces, and higher takeoff weight, approved for the [[Lycoming GO-435-D1]] engine,<ref name="A777">{{cite web|url= http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/160f8a61122800568625738c0067b80a/$FILE/A-777.pdf|title= Aircraft Specification A-777|access-date= March 6, 2012|last= Federal Aviation Administration|author-link= Federal Aviation Administration|date= March 26, 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090424032356/http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/160f8a61122800568625738c0067b80a/$FILE/A-777.pdf|archive-date= April 24, 2009|url-status= dead}}</ref> 719 built.<ref name="pellp90"/>
;35R
:(1951) Remanufactured Model 35 with many of the improvements introduced on the B35 and C35, meant as an alternative to new C35 production as the latter suffered from delays due to the [[Korean War]].  14 Model 35s were modified to this standard, with each having the suffix "R1" through "R14" appended to their original serial numbers.<ref name="SNList" /><ref>Ball 1971, p. 188–189</ref>
; D35
:(1953) C35 with increased takeoff weight and minor changes, approved for the Lycoming GO-435-D1 engine.<ref name="A777" /> 298 built.<ref name="pellp90"/> 
; E35
:(1954) Powered by E-185-11 or {{convert|225|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Continental E-225-8 engine, 301 built.<ref name="pellp91">Pelletier 1995, p. 91.</ref>
; F35
:(1955) Powered by E-185-11 or E-225-8 engine. Extra rear window each side, strengthened wing leading edges and tail spar caps. 392 built.<ref name="pellp91"/>
; G35
:(1956) Powered by Continental E-225-8 engine, thicker windshield. 476 built.<ref name="pellp91"/>
; H35
[[File:1957 Bonanza H35 N5589D.jpg|thumb|1957 Model H35 at [[Jackson Hole Airport]]]]
:(1957) Powered by a {{convert|240|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Continental O-470-G engine, and with modified structure. 464 built.<ref name="pellp91"/>
; J35
:(1958) Powered by a {{convert|250|hp|kW|abbr=on}} fuel injected Continental IO-470-C engine. 396 built.<ref name="pellp91"/>
; K35
:(1959) Increased fuel load, optional fifth seat and increased takeoff weight, 436 built.<ref name="pellp91"/>
; M35
:(1960) Similar to K35, 400 built.<ref name="pellp91"/>
[[File:"The Fastest Model" Bonanza S35.jpg|thumb|1965 S35 at [[Flagstaff Pulliam Airport]]]]
[[File:BeechV35-g-vtal.jpg|thumb|1966 V35]]
; N35
:(1961) Powered by a {{convert|260|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Continental IO-470-N engine, increased fuel capacity, increased takeoff weight, and larger rear side windows,<ref name="Flying-196101">{{cite magazine |last=Jacobshagen |first=Norman |date=January 1961 |title=Check Pilot Report: Bonanza N35 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ZUDOCzJUrcC&pg=PA40|magazine=[[Flying (magazine)|Flying]] |volume=68 |issue=1|pages=40–41, 102 |location=New York |publisher=Ziff-Davis |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref> 280 built.<ref name="pellp91"/>
; O35
:(1961) Experimental version fitted with laminar flow airfoil. Only one built.<ref name="pellp91"/>
; P35
:(1962–1963) New instrument panel. 467 built.<ref name="pellp91"/>
; S35
:(1964–1966) Powered by Continental IO-520-B engine, higher takeoff weight, longer cabin interior, optional fifth and sixth seat  and new rear window,<ref name="Flying-196405">{{cite magazine |last=Schlaeger |first=Gerald J. |date=May 1964 |title=Pilot Report: Sweet Sixteen Plus 2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MWbmyE5RqIMC&pg=PA40|magazine=[[Flying (magazine)|Flying]] |pages=40–41, 97–99|location=New York |publisher=Ziff-Davis |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref> 667 built.<ref name="pellp91"/>
; V35
:(1966–1967) Fitted with single-piece windshield, powered by IO-520-B or optional {{convert|285|hp|kW|abbr=on}} turbocharged TSIO-520-D engine (as '''V35-TC'''). 873 built, including 79 V35-TCs.<ref name="pellp912">Pelletier 1995, pp. 91–92</ref>
;V35A
:(1968–1969) Fitted with revised windshield, powered by IO-520-B or by optional turbocharged TSIO-520-D engine (as '''V35A-TC'''), 470 built, including 46 V35A-TCs.<ref name="pellp92">Pelletier 1995, p 92</ref>
;V35B
:(1970–1982) Initially with minor improvements over V35A, but had major internal redesign in 1972, and 24-volt electrical system in 1978. Normally powered by IO-520B, but available with optional TSIO-520-D (as ''V35TC'') until 1971. 1335 built, including 7 V35TCs.<ref name="pellp923">Pelletier 1995, pp. 92–93</ref><ref name="jawa71p228">Taylor 1971, p. 228.</ref>
;UC-35
:[[Brazilian Air Force]] designation of the A35 Bonanza.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brazilian Military Aircraft Designations |url=https://designation-systems.net/non-us/brazil.html |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=designation-systems.net}}</ref>
;B.S.5
:({{langx|th|บ.ส.๕}}) [[Royal Thai Armed Forces]] designation for the M35 Bonanza.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thai Military Aircraft Designations |url=https://designation-systems.net/non-us/thailand.html |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=designation-systems.net}}</ref>

===Model 33 Debonair/Bonanza===
{{Redirect|BE33|the European NUTS II statistical region|Liège Province}}[[File:G-JUST-Bonanza1656.jpg|thumb|1987 Bonanza F33A]]
; 35-33 Debonair
:(1959) Based on Bonanza with conventional fin and tailplane, and basic trim and interior, powered by one {{convert|225|hp|kW|abbr=on}} [[Continental O-470|Continental IO-470-J]], 233 built. First flown on 14 September 1959.<ref>{{cite web |title=Aircraft Specification 3A15, Revision 95 |publisher=FAA |date=April 12, 2013 |url=http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/dfcf8eb5a312182b86257b94004e4321/$FILE/3A15_Rev_95.pdf |access-date=January 3, 2014 |archive-date=December 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228113339/http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/dfcf8eb5a312182b86257b94004e4321/$FILE/3A15_Rev_95.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="pellp121">Pelletier 1995, p. 121</ref>
; 35-A33 Debonair
:(1961) Fitted with improved interior trim, and powered by IO-470J or IO-470K. 154 built.<ref name="pellp121"/>
; B33 Debonair
:(1961-1965) Further refined version, with new instrument panel, contoured fin leading edge and fuel tank modifications (as per N35 Bonanza). IO-470K engine. 426 built.<ref name="pellp121"/>
; C33 Debonair
:(1965-1967) Higher gross weight and provision for enlarged rear windows. 304 built.<ref name="pellp1212">Pelletier 1995, pp. 121–122</ref>
; C33A Debonair
:(1966-1967) Powered by {{convert|285|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Continental IO-520-B engine. 179 built.<ref name="pellp122">Pelletier 1995, p. 122</ref>
; D33 
: One S35 modified as a military close-support prototype, with conventional tail assembly and six underwing hardpoints.<ref name="pellp122"/>
; E33 Bonanza
:(1968-1969) Powered by {{convert|225|hp|kW|abbr=on}} IO-470K. 116 built.<ref name="pellp122"/>
; E33A Bonanza
:(1968-1969) E33 with a 285 hp Continental IO-520-B engine, 85 built.<ref name="pellp122"/>
; E33B Bonanza
: E33 with strengthened airframe and certified for aerobatics. Unbuilt.<ref name="pellp122"/>
; E33C Bonanza
:(1968-1969) E33B with a 285 hp Continental IO-520-B engine, 25 built.<ref name="pellp1223">Pelletier 1995, pp. 122–122</ref>
; F33 Bonanza
:(1970) E33 with modified rear side windows and minor improvements, 20 built<ref name="pellp123">Pelletier 1995, p. 123</ref>
; F33A Bonanza
:(1970-1994) F33 with a 285 hp Continental IO-520-B engine, later aircraft have a longer S35/V35 cabin and extra seats, 1502 built.<ref name="Flying-198410" /><ref name="pellp123"/><ref name="SNList"/>
[[File:BeechcraftF33C.jpg|thumb|Beechcraft F33C]]
; F33C Bonanza
:(1970 onwards) F33A certified for aerobatics, 154 built on special order up to 1987<ref name="pellp123"/><ref name="SNList"/>
; G33 Bonanza
:(1972-1973) F33 with a {{convert|260|hp|kW|abbr=on}} Continental IO-470-N engine and V35B trim, 50 built.<ref name="pellp123"/>

===Model 36 Bonanza===
[[File:Ifta-a36-N812AD-071115-01-16.jpg|thumb|A36 Bonanza]]
[[File:Beech A36 Bonanza 36, KLM Luchtvaartschool AN0197146.jpg|thumb|A36AT Bonanza of [[KLM#Subsidiaries|KLM Flight Academy]] with exhaust baffles under the nose.]]

;36
:(1968–1969) Revised utility aircraft with similar tail to Model 33 with a {{convert|10|in|cm|abbr=on}} fuselage stretch, four cabin windows each side, starboard rear double doors and seats for six, one 285 hp Continental IO-520-B engine, 184 built.<ref name="pellp147">Pelletier 1995, p. 147</ref><ref name="jawa69250">Taylor 1969, p. 250</ref>
;A36
:(1970–2005) Model 36 with improved deluxe interior, a new fuel system, higher takeoff weight, until 1984 IO-520-BA or IO-520-BB with 285 BHP, from 1984 fitted with a [[Continental IO-550|Continental IO-550-BB]] 300 BHP engine and redesigned instrument panel and controls, 2128 built<ref name="Flying-198405" /><ref name="Flying-198909">{{cite journal |last=McClellan |first=J. Mac |date=September 1989 |title=Simply Irresistible: The Bonanza A36 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rLmUQOcA6OAC&pg=PA46|journal=Flying |location=New York |publisher=Ziff-Davis |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref>
;A36AT
:Model A36 "Airline Trainer" with reduced-diameter propeller, exhaust baffles, and reduced RPM to reduce noise for flight schools.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1992-05-09 |title=The Quieter Bonanza |url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/1992/september/pilot/the-quieter-bonanza |access-date=2023-11-07 |website=www.aopa.org |language=en}}</ref>
;A36TC
:(1979–1981) Model 36 with a three-bladed propeller and a 300 hp turbocharged Continental TSIO-520-UB engine, 280 built
;T36TC
:(1979) A36 fitted with T-tail and a 325 hp Continental TSIO-520 engine, one built
;B36TC
:(1982–2002) A36TC with longer span wing, increased range, redesigned instrument panel and controls, higher takeoff weight, 116 built<ref name="Flying-199206">{{cite journal |last=George |first=Fred |date=June 1992 |title=Coast-to-Coast Speed Record in a B36TC Bonanza |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=75sLyK0BMywC&pg=PA74|journal=Flying |location=New York |publisher=Ziff-Davis |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref>
; G36
:(2006–present) – [[glass cockpit]] update of the A36 with the [[Garmin G1000]] system<ref name="beechcraft-berlin.de"/><ref name="Flying-200603">{{cite journal |last=McClellan |first=J. Mac |date=March 2006 |title=Beech First with Complete G1000 System |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GfVNNaWXwoEC&pg=PA78|journal=Flying |location=New York |publisher=Ziff-Davis |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref>

====QU-22====
[[File:Beechcraft QU-22B 3-view line drawing.png|thumb|A 3-view line drawing of a QU-22B]]

;YQU-22A (Model 1074)
:USAF military designation for a prototype intelligence-gathering drone version of the Bonanza 36, six built
;YAU-22A (Model PD.249)
:Prototype low-cost close-support version using Bonanza A36 fuselage and Baron B55 wings, one built
;QU-22B (Model 1079)
:Production drone model for the USAF operation Pave Eagle, 27 built, modified with turbocharging, three-bladed propeller, and tip-tanks<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Air Progress|date=December 1971|page=75}}</ref>

===Model 40===
;Model 40
:The Beechcraft Model 40 was an experimental twin-engined aircraft based on the Bonanza.  Only one prototype was built in 1948.  It featured a unique over/under arrangement of two 180-hp [[Franklin Engine Company|Franklin]] engines mounted with one on top of the other and driving a single propeller.  The plane had a different engine cowl from a standard Bonanza, and the nose gear could not fully retract, but otherwise it greatly resembled the production Bonanzas of the time. [[Type certificate|Certification rules]] demanded a firewall be fitted between the two engines, however, thus stopping development.<ref name="Colby">{{cite web|last= Colby |first=Douglas  |title= The Ultimate V-Tail|url= http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/aircraft/pilot-reports/beechcraft/the-ultimate-v-tail.html|work=Plane & Pilot Magazine  |publisher= Werner Publishing Corporation|access-date=July 21, 2009}}</ref><ref>Ball 1971, p. 186</ref> The FAA registration of the Model 40 was canceled on January 26, 1951.<ref>{{Cite web |title=N-Number Inquiry Results: N3749N |url=https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3749N |website=[[Federal Aviation Administration]]}}</ref>

===Modifications===
[[File:Beechcraft-A36-Soloy-KBFL-070207.jpg|thumb|Beechcraft A36 Bonanza modified with the Tradewind Turbine's turboprop conversion]]
;Allison Turbine Bonanza
:Allison, in conjunction with [[Soloy Aviation Solutions]], certified a conversion of Beech A36 Bonanza aircraft to be powered by an [[Allison 250-B17C]] turboprop engine.<ref name="JAWA88-89p3245">Taylor 1988, pp. 324–325</ref>
;Continental Voyager Bonanza (A36)
:Standard aircraft with a liquid-cooled [[Continental Motors, Inc.|Continental Motors]] [[Continental IO-550|TSIOL-550-B]] engine.<ref name="Flying-198905">{{cite magazine |last=McClellan |first=J. Mac. |date=May 1989 |pages=34–35 |volume=116 |issue=5 |title=Now, Voyager |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yxzExyESdvsC&pg=PA34|magazine=[[Flying (magazine)|Flying]] |location=New York |publisher=Ziff-Davis |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgstc.nsf/0/674f566c514ae21b86257c2900536ead/$FILE/SA3151SO.pdf |title=Supplemental Type Certificate Number SA3151SO |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 16, 2007 |website=faa.gov |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref>
;Propjet Bonanza (A36)
:Standard aircraft modified by Tradewind Turbines with an [[Allison Engine Company|Allison]] [[Rolls-Royce Model 250|250]]-B17F/2 [[turboprop]] engine (Original [[Supplemental Type Certificate|STC]] # 3523NM by Soloy).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tradewind-bonanza.com/|title=Tradewind Turbines|access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref>
;TurbineAir Bonanza (B36TC)
:Modification by Rocket Engineering subsidiary West Pacific Air, LLC with a 500 hp [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6|Pratt & Whitney PT6A-21]] [[turboprop]] engine and {{convert|124|u.s.gal}} fuel capacity.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=AOPA Pilot|date=December 2013|title=Performance Bonanza|page=T=13|author=Pete Bedell}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.turbinebonanza.com/ |title=TurbineAir |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgstc.nsf/0/503ed598db2814ac862573280063cc6c/$FILE/SA01156SE.pdf |title=Supplemental Type Certificate Number SA01156SE |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 16, 2007 |website=faa.gov |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |access-date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|journal=AOPA Pilot|title=Turbine Bonanza Conversions|author=Pete Bidell|page=T-2|date=January 2015}}</ref>
;Whirlwind System II Turbonormalized Bonanza (36, A36, G36)
:Standard aircraft modified by Tornado Alley Turbo with a Tornado Alley Turbonormalizing (keeps power up to 20,000ft)<ref>"[http://www.avweb.com/news/features/Speed-Buying-180-Knots-for-180000-223694-1.html Speed: Buying 180 Knots for $180,000]"</ref> system and approved for a 4000 lb [[Maximum takeoff weight|MTOW]]
;Whirlwind TCP Bonanza (A36TC or B36TC)
:Standard aircraft modified by Tornado Alley Turbo with a [[Continental IO-550|TCM IO-550B]] engine and Tornado Alley Turbonormalizing system, this airframe is approved for a 4042 lb MTOW.
;[[Bay Super V]]
:A multi-engine conversion of the C35 Bonanza.
;[[Parastu 14]]
: [[Reverse engineering|Reverse engineered]] derivative of F33A by Defense Industries Organization of [[Iran]], fitted with winglets. First flown April 5, 1988. Approximately 14 in service by 2001.<ref>Jackson 2005, p. 298</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.payvand.com/news/00/may/1098.html|title=Payvand – Iranian Air Force Highly Equipped|access-date=September 29, 2014|archive-date=April 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404003235/http://www.payvand.com/news/00/may/1098.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=November 2023}}

==Operators==

===Civil===
[[File:Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. Boards Bonanza.jpg|thumb|Astronaut Gordon Cooper, of [[Gemini 5|Gemini V]], poses on the wing of his personal Beechcraft Bonanza in 1963.]]
The Bonanza is popular with air charter companies, and is operated by private individuals and companies.

In 1949, Turner Airlines (later renamed [[Lake Central Airlines]]) commenced operations using three V-tail Bonanzas.<ref>[http://www.usairways.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/history/lakecentral.html Our History - Lake Central Airlines], US Airways website, retrieved January 14, 2014</ref> That same year,
[[Central Airlines]] began operations using eight Bonanzas,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Central Airlines Buys 8 Planes for Feeder Service in 3 States |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=1000BC63AFF86032&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A0F99DDB671832188%2540EANX-NB-1036B1FB74C0FFB6%25402433140-1036B1FBADD8D655%254018-1036B1FD2A98DDD0%2540Central%252BAirlines%252BBuys%252B8%252BPlanes%252Bfor%252BFeeder%252BService%252Bin%252B3%252BStates |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |location=Dallas, Texas |agency=Associated Press |date=11 August 1949 |access-date=5 November 2019}}</ref> later adding three more to the fleet before starting to phase them out in 1950 in favor of the [[Douglas DC-3]].<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=7 September 1950 |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=AMNEWS&req_dat=1000BC63AFF86032&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A0F99DDB671832188%2540EANX-NB-10215D232FE33716%25402433593-10215D2394BC6D1A%254022-10215D258C5C1428%2540Central%252BAirlines%252Bto%252BStart%252BDC-3%252BService%252Bover%252BRoutes |title=Central Airlines to Start DC-3 Service over Routes |work=[[The Dallas Morning News]] |location=Dallas, Texas |access-date= 5 November 2019 |quote=Until other DC-3's are added to the present three, Central will continue using its Bonanzas—of which there are eleven—on the Fort Worth–Texarkana and Fort Worth–Wichita routes.}}</ref>

===Military===
;{{HTI}}
:[[Haitian Air Corps]] – 1 x Bonanza F33<ref>Andrade 1982, p. 97.</ref>
;{{IDN}} 
:[[Indonesian Navy|Indonesian Naval Aviation]] – 4 x Bonanza G36<ref>{{cite news|url=http://surabaya.tribunnews.com/2013/12/30/empat-pesawat-latih-baru-puspenerbal-diserahterimakan-hari-ini |title=Empat Pesawat Latih Baru Puspenerbal Diserahterimakan Hari Ini |work=Surya |publisher=Surabaya.tribunnews.com |date=2013-12-30 |access-date=2015-06-28}}</ref>
;{{Flagcountry|Iran|1964}}
:[[Imperial Iranian Air Force]] – 10 x Bonanza F33A and 39 x Bonanza F33C<ref>Andrade 1982, p. 107.</ref>
;{{ISR}}
:[[Israeli Air Force]] - Bonanza A36<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-air-force-gets-first-female-squadron-leader-564357|title=IAF gets first female squadron leader|website=The Jerusalem Post &#124; JPost.com}}</ref> called Hofit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/israelairforce/48753802397/|title=Closing of Sde Dov AFB Ceremonial flypast|date=July 1, 2019|website=Flickr}}</ref>
;{{CIV}}
:[[Ivory Coast Air Force]] – 1 x Bonanza F33C<ref>Andrade 1982, p. 126.</ref>
;{{MEX}}
:[[Mexican Air Force]] – 10 x Bonanza F33C<ref>Andrade 1982, p. 156.</ref>
;{{NLD}}
:Netherlands Government Flying School – 16 x Bonanza F33C<ref>Andrade 1982, p. 164.</ref>
;{{NIC}}
:National Guard – 1 x Bonanaza A35<ref>Andrade 1982, p. 166.</ref>
;{{POR}}
:[[Portuguese Air Force]] – 1 × Bonanza A35 operated 1949–55.<ref>Nicolli ''Air Enthusiast'' May–June 1998, p. 38.</ref>
;{{ESP}}
:[[Spanish Air Force]] – 29 x Bonanza F33C and 25 x Bonanza F33A<ref>Andrade 1982, p. 203.</ref>
;{{THA}}
:[[Royal Thai Navy]] – 3 x Beech 35 Bonanza<ref name="worldairforces.com">{{citation|url=http://www.worldairforces.com/countries/thailand/thl.html|title=World Air Forces – Historical Listings Thailand (THL)|access-date=30 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125054737/http://www.worldairforces.com/Countries/thailand/thl.html|archive-date=25 January 2012}}</ref>
;{{USA}}
:[[United States Air Force]] - QU-22Bs.<ref name="jawa71p230">Taylor 1971, p. 230.</ref>

==Notable flights==
* In January 1949, the fourth Bonanza to come off the production line was piloted by Captain William Odom from [[Honolulu, Hawaii]], to the continental United States (2,900 statute miles), the first light airplane to do so.<ref>[[Air & Space]] Vol. 22, No. 3, August 2007, "A Bonanza Anniversary", p. 14</ref>  The airplane was called ''Waikiki Beech'', and its 40-gallon (150 L) fuel capacity was increased (using fuselage and wing tanks) to 268 gallons (1010 L), which gave a still-air range of nearly 5,000 statute miles.
* In March 1949, Captain Odom piloted ''Waikiki Beech'' a distance of {{convert|5273|mi|km}} from Honolulu to [[Teterboro, New Jersey]], setting a nonstop record.  The flight time was 36:01 hours, at an average speed of {{convert|146.3|mph}}, consuming {{convert|272.25|gal}} of fuel.  After that flight, the airplane was donated to the [[Smithsonian Institution]]'s National Air Museum, as the [[National Air and Space Museum]] was then called.<ref>Air & Space, V 22, N 3, p. 14</ref><ref>Ball 1971, p. 208</ref>
* On October 7, 1951, an American congressman from [[Illinois]], [[Peter F. Mack, Jr.]], began an around-the-world trip in ''Waikiki Beech'', on loan from the museum and reconditioned at the Beech factory, and renamed ''Friendship Flame''.  He spent 15 weeks traveling through 30 countries (223 hours flight time).  The plane was again refurbished in 1975 and returned to the National Air and Space Museum.  It is still on display there, with both names painted on its sides.<ref>Air & Space, V 22, N 3, p. 15</ref>
* On May 31, 2014, 19-year-old MIT student [[Matt Guthmiller]] from [[Aberdeen, South Dakota]], departed [[Gillespie Field]] in [[El Cajon, California]], in a 1981 A36 Bonanza on a 44-day-12-hour solo circumnavigation, making him the ''[[Guinness World Record]]'' holder as the youngest person to fly solo around the world when he landed back in El Cajon on July 14, 2014, at 19 years, 7 months, and 15 days of age. During 170 hours of flight time, he made 23 stops in 15 countries on five continents, and covered about {{convert|30500|mi|km}}, while raising awareness for computer science education and supporting [[Code.org]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/07/15/mit-student-finishes-record-flight-around-world/atLykeGn1JvPPWXhpdEPKP/story.html|title=MIT student finishes record flight around the world|work=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=September 29, 2014}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
* On October 28, 1947, Oregon Governor [[Earl Snell]], Oregon Secretary of State [[Robert S. Farrell Jr.]], and State Senate President [[Marshall E. Cornett]] were killed along with pilot Cliff Hogue when their Bonanza 35 [[1947 Oregon Beechcraft Bonanza crash|crashed]] in stormy weather southwest of Dog Lake in Lake County, Oregon.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4813832/governor-top-aids-lost-in-crash/|title=Governor, Top Aids Lost in Crash: ...Wreckage Found with 'No Sign of Life' (Earl Snell)|newspaper=Statesman Journal|date=October 30, 1947|pages=1|via=newspapers.com}}</ref>
* On January 26, 1952, [[Zubeida Begum]] and [[Hanwant Singh]], [[Ruler of Jodhpur|Maharaja of Jodhpur]],  died when their Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in [[Godwar]] ([[Rajasthan]]), [[India]]. Hanwant Singh was overworked while campaigning for elections and is reported to have been sleeping only four hours a night. The wreckage from this crash was discovered in storage in the cellar of the Central Jail in Jodhpur in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/20110711-jodhpur-maharaja-hanwant-singh-and-his-wife-zubeida-aircraft-wreckage-site-discovered-746705-2011-07-02|title=Jodhpur's Maharaja and his wife's aircraft wreckage discovered inside jail|first1=Rohit|last1=Parihar|date=July 2, 2011 |website=India Today}}</ref>
* On July 31, 1955, the rising Hollywood star [[Robert Francis (actor)|Robert Francis]] died with two others when the Bonanza he was piloting crashed immediately after take-off from [[Burbank Airport]].<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=D2spAAAAIBAJ&sjid=k-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=826,443482&dq=robert+francis+plane+crash&hl=en Spokesman Review (via Google)], "''Cause of Plane Crash Sought''" dated August 2, 1955, retrieved on June 6, 2015.</ref>
* On February 3, 1959, rock and roll stars [[Buddy Holly]], [[Ritchie Valens]], and [[The Big Bopper]], as well as pilot Roger Peterson, died when their Beechcraft Bonanza 35, registration N3794N, crashed shortly after takeoff at night in poor weather.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://data.desmoinesregister.com/holly/documents/CABreport.pdf|title= Aircraft Accident Report – File No. 2-0001|publisher= Civil Aeronautics Board, Page 3, "The Aircraft" section|date= September 15, 1959|access-date= September 6, 2011|archive-date= March 18, 2009|archive-url= https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20090318185953/http://data.desmoinesregister.com/holly/documents/CABreport.pdf|url-status= dead}}</ref> The accident in northern [[Iowa]] later became known as "[[The Day the Music Died]]", after [[Don McLean]] referred to it by that name in his song "[[American Pie (song)|American Pie]]".
* On July 31, 1964, country music star [[Jim Reeves]] and his pianist Dean Manuel died when the Beechcraft Debonair N8972M Reeves was piloting crashed in the Brentwood area of [[Nashville]] during a violent thunderstorm.<ref name=Reeves>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=79493&key=0 |title=N8972M |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |access-date=August 8, 2019}}</ref>
* On February 14, 1975, Congressman [[Jerry Pettis]] was killed when the Beechcraft Model V35B Bonanza he was piloting crashed near [[Cherry Valley, California]], after he encountered adverse weather conditions. The Jerry Pettis Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital in [[Loma Linda]], California, is named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://planecrashinfo.com/famous1970s.htm|title=Famous people who died in aviation accidents|work=planecrashinfo.com|access-date=1 October 2016}}</ref>
* On February 7, 1981, [[Apple Computer]] cofounder [[Steve Wozniak]] crashed his Beechcraft Bonanza while taking off from [[Santa Cruz Sky Park]]. The NTSB investigation revealed Wozniak did not have a "high performance" endorsement (meaning he was not legally qualified to operate the airplane) and had a "lack of familiarity with the aircraft." The cause of the crash was determined to be a premature liftoff, followed by a stall and "mush" into a 12-foot embankment.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=27749&key=0 |title=NTSB Accident Summary LAX81FA044 |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=February 7, 1981 |website=ntsb.gov |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |access-date=October 15, 2014|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121019022620/https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=27749&key=0 |archive-date =19 October 2012}}</ref> Wozniak later made a full recovery, albeit with a case of temporary [[anterograde amnesia]].
* On March 19, 1982, [[Ozzy Osbourne]]'s guitarist [[Randy Rhoads]] was killed when the wing of the Bonanza F35 in which he was riding hit the band's tour bus then crashed into a tree and a nearby residence. Both of the other people on the aircraft, pilot Andrew Aycock and Osbourne's makeup artist Rachel Youngblood, also died in the crash. The NTSB cited the causes of the crash as poor judgement, buzzing, and misjudged clearance, as well as indicating that the use of the aircraft was not authorized by the aircraft's owner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020917X02406&key=1|title=NTSB preliminary report|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121016103445/https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020917X02406&key=1|archive-date = 16 October 2012}}</ref>
* On January 14, 1996, Armenian-Turkish musician [[Onno Tunç]] died when a private Bonanza crashed in bad weather on a mountain at Tazdağ near Selimiye village of Armutlu, Yalova on his journey from [[Bursa]] to [[Istanbul]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.biyografisi.org/onno-tunc-kimdir-biyografsii.html|title=Onno Tunç Kimdir? Biyografsii|date=October 29, 2021|website=www.biyografisi.org}}</ref>
* On March 13, 2006, game show host [[Peter Tomarken]] crashed his Bonanza A36 into [[Santa Monica Bay]] while climbing from [[Santa Monica Airport]] in [[California]]. He was ''en route'' to [[San Diego]] to pick up a cancer patient who needed transportation to [[UCLA Medical Center]] for treatment. Tomarken and his wife were killed in the crash.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20060317X00321|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234503/https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20060317X00321|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-12-30|title=NTSB preliminary report}}</ref>
* On July 23, 2014, [[Haris Suleman]], a Pakistani-American pilot attempting to fly around the world in 30 days to promote education, crashed his Beechcraft Bonanza in the [[Pacific Ocean]], killing him and leaving his father Babar Suleman, also on board, missing.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/teen-pilot-dad-killed-fatal-flight-inspire-donors-give-3-n258891|title=Teen Pilot and Dad Killed in Fatal Flight 'Inspire' Donors to Give $3.1M|website=NBC News|date=December 2, 2014 }}</ref>
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==Specifications (2011 model G36)==
[[File:Beechcraft Bonanza V35B.svg|thumb|Beechcraft Bonanza V35B 3-view drawing]]
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==External links==
*{{Official website|http://beechcraft.txtav.com/en/bonanza-g36}}
* [http://www.airbum.com/articles/ArticleBonanzaGuide.html The history of the development of the Bonanza]
* [http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/archive/general/ethics/vtail.html History of the V-tail safety issue] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303181015/http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/archive/general/ethics/vtail.html |date=March 3, 2014 }}
* [http://www.avweb.com/news/features/Used-Aircraft-Guide-Beech-36-Series-224931-1.html AVweb review of the Beechcraft 36 Bonanza]


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