# N355BY: 1943 Curtiss Wright C-46, registration cancelled 1980-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Curtiss Wright C-46](https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46) (registry code 2622601)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-2800 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-2800-series) (registry code 52026)
- Serial number: 30243
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 6, 1972
- Certificate issued: January 16, 1980
- Last registry action: July 18, 1992
- Mode S code: A3F790
- Owner when cancelled: [B W I Leasing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20W%20I%20LEASING)
- Location: [Chamblee, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Chamblee)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8885° N, 84.2895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30341, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N355BY
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=355BY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N355BY-1980-11-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Curtiss Wright C-46: https://openairdocs.org/model/curtiss-wright-c-46.md

## 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 19801111076209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801111076209A), Nov 11, 1980: Curtis C46* (N355BY), Norman Cay, Bahamas, Destroyed. Ditched in ocean after circling airport. Unable to locate owner of aircraft or pilots involved.

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