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Beech T-34 Mentor N13T flies close to an Aero L-39 Albatros

The pair was recorded near Howell, Michigan, with a closest horizontal spacing of 0.013 nautical miles.

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Map of Beech T-34 Mentor N13T's recorded track near Howell, Michigan: 10 positions over about 2 minutes, about 7 miles.
Saved positions of Beech T-34 Mentor N13T near Howell, Michigan, drawn from a short archived excerpt. The line breaks at gaps over 45 seconds, at source changes and at rejected positions. The path measures about 7 miles (6 nautical miles) along the plotted segments. Archive timestamps do not establish exact message freshness. USGS topographic background shows roads, water and place names where available. It is a current reference map, not imagery from the flight date. Map data sources

Beech T-34 Mentor N13T and Aero L-39 Albatros N939TS flew close together near Howell, Michigan, on June 3, 2026. The aircraft database lists those registrations and types. Their recorded positions put the pair just 0.013 nautical miles apart horizontally at their closest approach, with a vertical separation of 125 feet.

The database lists N13T as built in 1958, making the Mentor 68 years old at this observation. Its close encounter with the L-39 lasted 135 seconds. These positions came from saved archive tracks: the proximity is consistent with formation flight, but the data cannot establish coordination or intent.

Recorded data for N13T

Observation
Observed to
Event typeFlight patterns
Recorded sourceADS-B, ICAO address
Post date
Last revised
Aircraft
Aircraft typeBEECH T-34 Mentor
Type designatorT34P
Tail number (registration)N13T
CallsignN13T
ICAO addressA07A81
Other aircraft
Other aircraftN939TS · L39
ICAO address AD08D2
Source: ADS-B, ICAO address
Closest horizontal separation between the aircraft: 0.013 NM
Vertical separation at closest approach: 125 ft

Measurements

Displayed measurements may be rounded.

Saved reading at .
Ground speed159.6 kn
Archived altitude; reference not retained4,600 ft
Last archived label at . Archive labels are carried between saved positions.
CallsignN13T
Transponder code1200
Analysis window: to .
Closest horizontal separation between the aircraft0.013 NM
Vertical separation at closest approach125 ft
Aircraft involved2 aircraft
Episode duration135 s
Telemetry samples10 samples
Record details

Public event ID: 23444702-909b-4984-b2e7-e000214d9fe6.

Record revision: 3.

Evidence version: 4e2b7d0b47be0a28795db13ef6eb5586bf5f8fdfd52387101a16ffdde71d8095.

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