# N17993: 1977 Beech E-55, registration cancelled 2014-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech E-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (registry code 1152732)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TE-1100
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 18, 1983
- Last registry action: February 8, 1986
- Mode S code: A13E4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Bertha Brian A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERTHA%20BRIAN%20A)
- Location: [Sun Valley, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Sun%20Valley)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6923° N, 114.3252° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83353, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17993
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=17993
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17993-2014-09-10

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 E-55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55.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 LAX83FA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA320), Feb 28, 1983: Beech E55 (N17993), Bridgeport, CA, 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 19830228005629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830228005629A), Feb 28, 1983: Beech E55 (N17993), Bridgeport, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pilot could not maintain altitude in severe turbulence. Crashed in mountainous terrain.

## Other aircraft with N17993

- [Cancelled 1951-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17993-1951-11-13): Piper J-2, S/N 1593, built 1937. Owner: [Davidson James Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIDSON%20JAMES%20JR), [Bowie, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Bowie)

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