North American T-6 Texan (T6)
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ICAO T6 Small

North American T-6 Texan

Single Piston· 417 globally registered

The NORTH AMERICAN North American T-6 Texan (T6) is a NORTH AMERICAN 1-engine piston aircraft classified as light wake category. Typical approach speed (Vref) is around 56 knots; operating envelope 2,547 kg MTOW. SkyMeter has observed 708 flights operated by this type across 179 airframes and 158 carriers. The largest observed operator is AMERICAN AIRPOWER HERITAGE FLYING MUSEUM INC (N32).

ACTIVE AIRFRAMES
179
last 90 days
🏢
OPERATORS
158
unique airlines
📊
FLIGHTS
708
tracked
AVG DURATION
32m
per flight
INCIDENT RATE
36.2%
256 flagged

Performance

Speed envelope & approach

Vref
56 kt
Vref range
Vmo
Mmo
Approach category
A

Dimensions

Airframe geometry

Wingspan
42 ft
Length
29 ft
Tail height
12 ft
Wheelbase
23 ft
Gear width
9 ft
Wake category
Light

Weight & identification

Operating limits

MTOW
5,617 lb
MALW
5,329 lb
Manufacturer model
North American T-6 Texan
FAA designator
T6
Registered
417

Top operators

By fleet size · last 90 days

30

Safety profile

Flagged flights · last 90 days

Family

Related variants

0

No related variants.

Recent incidents

Flagged flights of T6

20
06/03/2026
49m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
26m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 5m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
29m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
26m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
30m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
46m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
50m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
57m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
26m
△ Unstable

Recent flights

Real flights of T6 · airborne ≥ 20 min

30
06/03/2026
49m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
32m
No alerts
06/03/2026
26m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
1h 5m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
50m
No alerts
06/03/2026
29m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
2h 11m
No alerts
06/03/2026
45m
No alerts
06/03/2026
26m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
20m
No alerts
06/03/2026
30m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
47m
No alerts
06/03/2026
46m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
36m
No alerts
06/03/2026
58m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 10m
No alerts
06/03/2026
47m
No alerts
06/03/2026
50m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
57m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
26m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
21m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
47m
No alerts
06/03/2026
29m
No alerts
06/03/2026
23m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 35m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
3h 55m
No alerts
06/03/2026
5h 4m
No alerts
06/03/2026
26m
No alerts
06/03/2026
1h 0m
△ Unstable
06/03/2026
36m
△ Unstable
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