# N20685: 1955 Beech D-45, registration cancelled 2013-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Beech D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (registry code 1152012)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BG-303
- Year built: 1955
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 16, 1994
- Certificate issued: November 4, 2004
- Last registry action: November 20, 2007
- Mode S code: A1ABDB
- Owner when cancelled: [National Museum Of Naval Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20MUSEUM%20OF%20NAVAL%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Pensacola, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pensacola)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3506° N, 87.3169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32508, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20685
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20685
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20685-2013-07-03

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 D-45: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45.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 MIA00LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA254), Aug 26, 2000: Beech D-45 (N20685), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper landing flare which resulted the right wing dropping and impacting the runway.

## 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 20000826005609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000826005609A), Aug 26, 2000: Beech D45 (N20685), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing runway 9, pilot reported that at 80KTS he pulled power back and flared high and subsequently stalled causing the right wing tip to impact…

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