# N246CA: 1980 Beech F90, registration cancelled 2019-03-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 2, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech F90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f90) (registry code 1152909)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A31CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A31CE), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LA-27
- Year built: 1980
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 1980
- Certificate issued: October 22, 2012
- Last registry action: August 20, 2015
- Mode S code: A2467C
- Owner when cancelled: [Aceite Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ACEITE%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7482° N, 95.4689° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77056, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=246CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246CA-2019-03-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 F90: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-f90.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 GAA17CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA150), Feb 6, 2017: Beech F90 (N246CA), Poplar Bluff, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s descent below the minimum descent altitude during a nonprecision approach, which resulted in a tree strike.

## 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.

- [Incident 20170206016179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170206016179I), Feb 6, 2017: Beech F90 (N246CA), Poplar Bluff, MO, Substantial damage. At 2337Z kmem was advised that an aircraft was inbound to kmem and was NORDO. N246CA, a BE90 was on approach to Poplar Bluff with zme and hit trees while on…

## Other aircraft with N246CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246CA): Centauri VALKYRIE, S/N 07
- [Cancelled 2001-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246CA-2001-03-30): Embraer EMB-120RT, S/N 120.223. Exported to Moldova. Owner: [Aircraft Consultants Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20CONSULTANTS%20INC%20DBA), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

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