# N281M: Beech C-45H, registration cancelled 2012-09-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 24, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018)
- 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: AF-644
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1960
- Certificate issued: April 25, 1978
- Last registry action: August 14, 1982
- Mode S code: A2D2C5
- Owner when cancelled: [Jones James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20JAMES%20W)
- Location: [Haleyville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Haleyville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.2370° N, 87.5634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35565, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N281M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=281M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281M-2012-09-24

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-45H: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h.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 NYC79FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FA051-201201), Jun 29, 1979: Beech C45H (N281M), Slatington, PA, destroyed

## 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 19790629040709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790629040709A), Jun 29, 1979: Beech C45H (N281M), Slatington, PA, Destroyed. Descended below glide path. Hit trees near outer marker. Atco & pilot not authorized for IFR operations.

## Other aircraft with N281M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N281M): Pilatus PC-12/47G, S/N 3119
- [Cancelled 1933-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N281M-1933-02-03): Church James JC-2, S/N LR-1, built 1929. Owner: [Church James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHURCH%20JAMES), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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