# N1553W: 1972 Beech 58, registration cancelled 1977-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TH-240
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: June 20, 1972
- Mode S code: A0DF98
- Owner when cancelled: [Rupp Automotiv](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUPP%20AUTOMOTIV)
- Location: [Chillicothe, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Chillicothe)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1553W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1553W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1553W-1977-02-11

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 58: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58.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 MKC76AK072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76AK072), Aug 3, 1976: Beech 58 (N1553W), Chillicothe, MO, destroyed, 6 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 19760803038649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760803038649A), Aug 3, 1976: Beech 58 (N1553W), Chillicothe, MO, Destroyed, 5 fatal. Pre-existing fatigue crack no.7 crankcheek,cause of initiation not determined.

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