# N204AA: 1951 Beech C-45G, registration cancelled 2018-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C-45G](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (registry code 1151014)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AF79
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 16, 1959
- Certificate issued: January 3, 1992
- Last registry action: February 1, 2001
- Mode S code: A1A0E0
- Owner when cancelled: [First Charlotte Leasing Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20CHARLOTTE%20LEASING%20COMPANY)
- Location: [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2146° N, 80.8267° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28204, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N204AA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=204AA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N204AA-2018-01-16

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 C-45G: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g.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 ATL96LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA044), Feb 2, 1996: Beech C-45G (N204AA), Blountville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper use of carburetor heat which resulted in a continuing loss of engine power, and the right landing gear's failure to extend during a single engine approach. A factor was the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (4)

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 19960202001319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960202001319A), Feb 2, 1996: Beech C45G (N204AA), Bristol-Johnson, TN, Substantial damage. Rough right engine. Then left engine in clouds. Heat helped. Unsafe gear landing. Carb heat stuck on left engine.
- [Incident 19930304006719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930304006719I), Mar 4, 1993: Beech C45G (N204AA), Charlotte, NC. Had electrical problems. Landed safely. Found both generators kicked off due overvoltage.
- [Incident 19881103058689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881103058689I), Nov 3, 1988: Beech C45G (N204AA), Dublin, VA, Minor damage. Left engine lost power. Forced landing without incident. NR5 cylinder dislodged from case. Piston skirt broken off
- [Incident 19880609043469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880609043469I), Jun 9, 1988: Beech C45G (N204AA), Morgantown, WV. Right engine lost power. Declared emergency and landed safely. Found that the engine had iced up.

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