# N102F: 1958 Beech D50A, registration cancelled 2011-06-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 1, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech D50A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50a) (registry code 1152516)
- Engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A4), [TCDS 1E7](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: DH-173
- Year built: 1958
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1973
- Last registry action: May 4, 1995
- Mode S code: A00C9F
- Location: [Placentia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Placentia)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8812° N, 117.8548° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Placentia, CA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=102F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102F-2011-06-01

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Beech D50A: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50a.md

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX93FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA045), Oct 29, 1992: Beech D50A (N102F), Ely, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: 1) THE PILOTS DECISION TO ATTEMPT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, WHICH INCLUDED MOUNTAIN OBSCUREMENT AND SEVERE MIXED ICING, AND, 2) HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19921029047429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921029047429A), Oct 29, 1992: Beech D50A (N102F), Ely, NV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into side of cloud obscured mountain. No record weather brief.

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