# N14406: 1957 Beech D-45, registration cancelled 1977-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (registry code 1152012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 144068
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 3, 1968
- Mode S code: A0B403
- Owner when cancelled: [El Toro Marine Aero Club Oper US Marine Corpowner](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EL%20TORO%20MARINE%20AERO%20CLUB%20OPER%20US%20MARINE%20CORPOWNER)
- Location: [Santa Ana, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Ana)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7368° N, 117.8829° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Ana, CA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14406
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=14406
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14406-1977-01-25

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 D-45: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45.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 LAX77FA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA008), Nov 5, 1976: Beech D-45 (N14406), Avalon, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19761105037259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761105037259A), Nov 5, 1976: Beech D45 (N14406), Avalon, CA, Destroyed. Observed low over ocean,acft smoking. Sank in 1560FT of water.

## Other aircraft with N14406

- [Cancelled 1950-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14406-1950-02-10): Beech B17L, S/N B17L-19. Owner: [Stewart Spencer D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEWART%20SPENCER%20D), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

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