# N179DP: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), registration cancelled 1999-01-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 20, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC852
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1996
- Last registry action: August 30, 1996
- Mode S code: A13AF5
- Owner when cancelled: [Hill Welton E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20WELTON%20E)
- Location: [Bellville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bellville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9871° N, 96.2529° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77418, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179DP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=179DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179DP-1999-01-20

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 95-B55 (T42A): https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a.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 FTW97LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA015), Oct 11, 1996: Beech BE-55B (N179DP), Bellville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. Factors were the dark night conditions and the pilot's failure to lower the flaps.

## 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 19961010036839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961010036839A), Oct 10, 1996: Beech 95B55 (N179DP), Bellville, TX, Substantial damage. Landing over tall obstructions no flaps. Stalled 12FT AGL. Left wing hit and left gear collapsed. Spar damage. (-23) pilot made an approach over obstacles,…

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