# N56AF: 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: March 5, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56AF

## Aircraft that carried N56AF

- [Cancelled 2018-03-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56AF-2018-03-05): Beech 95-B55 (T42A), S/N TF-3, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [United States Air Force Owner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20AIR%20FORCE%20OWNER), [Edwards Afb, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Edwards%20Afb)

## NTSB investigations on N56AF (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 ANC91LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA003), Oct 7, 1990: Beech B55B (N56AF), Eielson Afb, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE DUAL STUDENT'S INADVERTENT, PREMATURE SELECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POSITION; THEREBY CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM TO RETRACT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N56AF (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 19901007044329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901007044329A), Oct 7, 1990: Beech 95B55B (N56AF), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Student inadvertently raised landing gear on go portion of touch and go landing. Gear collapsed on runway.

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