# N1908L: 1976 Beech E-55, registration cancelled 2018-02-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech E-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (registry code 1152732)
- 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-1084
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1976
- Certificate issued: May 15, 2012
- Last registry action: May 15, 2012
- Mode S code: A16BA6
- Owner when cancelled: [Tug Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUG%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Williamson, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Williamson)
- Physical address: [Chattaroy, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Chattaroy)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7105° N, 82.2537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25661, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1908L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1908L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1908L-2018-02-09

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 ERA14CA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA040), Nov 5, 2013: Beech E 55 (N1908L), Blountville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed reaction and loss of directional control while performing a simulated engine failure during the takeoff roll. A factor in the accident was the CFI's delayed reaction to the loss…

## 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 20131105022189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131105022189A), Nov 5, 2013: Beech E-55 (N1908L), Blountville, TN, Substantial damage. This was a pre-planned aborted take off maneuver. An engine failure was induced by pulling the right mixture to idle cut off. The aircraft departed the runway…
- [Incident 19781219023389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219023389I), Dec 19, 1978: Beech 9555 (N1908L), Houston, TX. Shortly after liftoff, engine failed. Landed without incident. Crankshaft had broken just aft #6 cylinder.

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