# N242BS: Beech 95-C55, registration cancelled 2000-08-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 7, 2000
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TE-156
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1997
- Last registry action: June 20, 2000
- Mode S code: A23797
- Owner when cancelled: [Rentaero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RENTAERO%20INC)
- Location: [Battle Creek, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Battle%20Creek)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2794° N, 85.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49015, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242BS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=242BS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N242BS-2000-08-07

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 95-C55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55.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 CHI97FAMS2](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FAMS2), Apr 21, 1997: Beech 95-C55 (N242BS), Grand Haven, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: undetermined.

## 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 19970420006069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970420006069A), Apr 20, 1997: Beech 95C55 (N242BS), Grand Haven, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. At 10000 ft IFR dived into lake Michigan. Only small pieces recovered. (-23) the aircraft was at 10,000 feet northwest bound when it suddenly lost altitude and…

## Other aircraft with N242BS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242BS): Cessna 525, S/N 525-0230, built 1997

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