# N138BA: 1967 Beech 65-B80, registration cancelled 2012-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Beech 65-B80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80) (registry code 1152812)
- Engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A20](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A20), [TCDS 1E7](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LD-361
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 1967
- Certificate issued: July 2, 1991
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A09903
- Owner when cancelled: [Bemidji Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEMIDJI%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Bemidji, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Bemidji)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4870° N, 94.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bemidji, MN, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138BA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=138BA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N138BA-2012-04-25

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 65-B80: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX1383](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1383), Mar 24, 1998: ADAPTER. CRACKED. WHILE INVESTIGATING AN OIL LEAK ON THE RT ENGINE, DID A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION OF THE AIR PUMP ADAPTER, AND FOUND IT CRACKED IN THE AREA OF THE FLANGE THAT MA
- [SDR 97ZZZX2793](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX2793), May 24, 1997: BREAKER. SMOKED. SMOKE COMING FROM CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL. LEFT BOOST PUMP DID NOT WORK. PILOT TURNED MASTER OFF. SUBMITTER STATED CYCLE CIRCUIT BREAKER ONCE EACH YEAR.

## 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 CHI99LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA008), Oct 17, 1998: Beech 65-B80 (N138BA), Brainerd, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath and his diversion of attention during a critical phase of flight.

## 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 19981017029469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981017029469A), Oct 17, 1998: Beech 65B80 (N138BA), Brainerd, MN, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 17, 1998, at 0033 central daylight time, a Beech 65-B80, N138BA, registered to bemidji aviation services, inc. of bemidji, Minnesota, and…

## Other aircraft with N138BA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138BA): Icon A5, S/N 00055

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