# N1780A: 1969 Beech V35A, registration cancelled 1981-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Beech V35A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a) (registry code 1151544)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-9018
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 17, 1981
- Mode S code: A1393E
- Location: [Abilene, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Abilene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5729° N, 99.6421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79601, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1780A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1780A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1780A-1981-01-16

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 V35A: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-v35a.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 FTW81FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA004), Oct 15, 1980: Beech V35A (N1780A), Cedar Hill, TX, destroyed, 2 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 19801015086429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801015086429A), Oct 15, 1980: Beech V35A (N1780A), Cedar Hill, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Struck radio tower guywire during low-level cruise in marginal VFR weather. Top of tower obscured by clouds.

## Other aircraft with N1780A

- [Cancelled 2012-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1780A-2012-10-16): Buckeye BREEZE, S/N 6245, built 2002. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Austin Steven G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUSTIN%20STEVEN%20G), [Navasota, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Navasota)
- [Cancelled 1968-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1780A-1968-05-08): Piper PA-18A, S/N 18-1326. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Kamhoot Arthur W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KAMHOOT%20ARTHUR%20W), [Forsyth, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Forsyth)

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