# N16139: 1952 Beech 3NM, registration cancelled 2012-08-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 9, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech 3NM](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm) (registry code 1151044)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: CA-144
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 1969
- Certificate issued: May 29, 1992
- Last registry action: June 12, 1998
- Mode S code: A0F848
- Owner when cancelled: [Express Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EXPRESS%20AIRWAYS%20INC)
- Location: [Sanford, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sanford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.7845° N, 81.2761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, FL, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16139
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16139-2012-08-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 3NM: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-3nm.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 ATL82FKJ05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FKJ05), Nov 2, 1981: Beech 3NM (N16139), Ohatchee, AL, substantial damage

## 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 19811102071489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811102071489A), Nov 2, 1981: Beech 18* (N16139), Ohatchee, AL, Substantial damage. On air taxi cargo flight with class b explosives. Flew over dam and river. Struck powerline. Landed at airport.

## Other aircraft with N16139

- [Cancelled 1938-08-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16139-1938-08-25): Stinson SR-7B, S/N 9650. Owner: [Trumbull John H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRUMBULL%20JOHN%20H), [Plainville, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Plainville)

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