# N3688B: 1954 Beech B50, registration cancelled 2012-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech B50](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b50) (registry code 1152506)
- Engine: [Lycoming GO-435C&D series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-435c-d-series) (registry code 41521)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: CH-102
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 30, 1955
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1989
- Last registry action: September 3, 2008
- Mode S code: A42D76
- Owners when cancelled: [Garrett Gregory W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARRETT%20GREGORY%20W), [Garrett Deborah R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARRETT%20DEBORAH%20R)
- Location: [Charlott Hall, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Charlott%20Hall)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.4174° N, 76.8779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20622, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3688B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3688B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3688B-2012-11-08

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 B50: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b50.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 BFO89FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA069), Aug 23, 1989: Beech B50 (N3688B), Church Creek, MD, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC AND PILOT DISORIENTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF INSTRUMENT EXPERIENCE, DARKNESS, AND THE ADVERSE…

## 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 19890822030429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822030429A), Aug 22, 1989: Beech B50 (N3688B), Church Creek, MD, Destroyed, 3 fatal. VFR flight entered IMC over bay. Lost control. Impacted swamp. No weather brief. No IFR rating. New MEL pilot. Dark

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