# N26DS: 1970 Beech 95-B55 (T42A), registration cancelled 2003-08-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 13, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706)
- Engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC-1324
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 5, 1970
- Certificate issued: June 9, 2000
- Last registry action: June 17, 2003
- Mode S code: A27D00
- Owner when cancelled: [Van Slyke Gary L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20SLYKE%20GARY%20L)
- Location: [White Stone, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/White%20Stone)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6369° N, 76.3536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22578, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26DS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26DS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26DS-2003-08-13

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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-B55 (T42A): https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 95ZZZX4512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX4512), Aug 16, 1995: RIB. CRACKED. DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND SKIN CRACKED ON RT FLAP LEADING EDGE WHERE FLAP ACTUATOR ATTACHES TO FLAP. FOUND LEADING EDGE RIB BROKEN. BROKEN RIB NOT VISIBLE

## 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 IAD00LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA063), Jul 18, 2000: Beech BE-55 (T42A) (N26DS), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of his altitude/clearance above the runway during the aborted takeoff which resulted in an improper flare for landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's premature…

## 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 20000718041319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000718041319A), Jul 18, 2000: Beech 95B55 (N26DS), Chesapeake, VA, Substantial damage. (.4) After applying and achieving full takeoff power, the pilot released the brakes and began the takeoff roll down the runway. The pilot said he perceived a…

## Other aircraft with N26DS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26DS): Piper AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P07037963337, built 1979

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