# N47SM: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 6, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47SM

## Aircraft that carried N47SM

- [Cancelled 1998-04-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47SM-1998-04-06): Beech 95-B55 (T42A), S/N TC775. Owner: [Fenton Donald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FENTON%20DONALD%20L), [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)

## NTSB investigations on N47SM (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW97FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA092), Jan 28, 1997: Beech 95-B55 (N47SM), Mayhill, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees and terrain. Factors were the mountainous terrain, the snow obscuring the visibility, the dark night illumination, and the pilot's fatigue.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N47SM (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19970127000889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970127000889A), Jan 27, 1997: Beech 95B55 (N47SM), Mayhill, NM, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (.4) The outboard portion of the right wing of the twin engine airplane impacted a pine tree in mountainous terrain during a night cross country flight. About…

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