# N2043D: 1952 Beech C35, registration cancelled 2017-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508)
- Engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-777](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-777), [TCDS E-246](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-3396
- Year built: 1952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1998
- Last registry action: May 14, 2009
- Mode S code: A1A3A4
- Owner when cancelled: [Copeland Ralph R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPELAND%20RALPH%20R)
- Location: [Brownsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9439° N, 97.3179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78521, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2043D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2043D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2043D-2017-03-10

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 C35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35.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 CEN09FA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA405), Jul 3, 2009: Beech C35 (N2043D), Weslaco, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while operating with a fuel imbalance. Contributing to the accident was the pilot/owner's decision to fly the airplane outside of the operating…

## 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 20090703053999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090703053999A), Jul 3, 2009: Beech C35 (N2043D), Weslaco, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. July 3, 2009, approximately 1050 central daylight time, a Beech C35, N2043D, owned and operated by the commercial pilot, was substantially damaged upon impact…
- [Incident 19850623061849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850623061849I), Jun 23, 1985: Beech 35BEECH (N2043D), Anoka, MN, Minor damage. On downwind pilot extended flaps instead of the gear. Landed gear up. Warning horn did not sound.

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