# N1888L: 1967 Beech D55, registration cancelled 2012-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TE-452
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1967
- Last registry action: August 3, 1984
- Mode S code: A161DF
- Location: [Reading, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Reading)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3583° N, 75.9095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19604, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1888L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1888L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1888L-2012-08-06

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 D55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55.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 MIA84LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA223), Aug 9, 1984: Beech D-55 (N1888L), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19840809039149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840809039149A), Aug 9, 1984: Beech D55 (N1888L), Daytona Beach, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft was ditched in ocean after both engines quit after fuel tank selection was changed on both engines.
- [Incident 19791113053459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791113053459I), Nov 13, 1979: Beech 95A55 (N1888L), Binghampton, NY. En route, right engine vibrated then quit. Landed safely. Center cylinder right side had penetrated the case.

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