# N3768Z: 1966 Beech 65-B80, registration cancelled 2013-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- Airframe: [Beech 65-B80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80) (registry code 1152812)
- Engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A20](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A20), [TCDS 1E7](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LD-300
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1980
- Last registry action: January 10, 1987
- Mode S code: A44D9D
- Owner when cancelled: [George Gantts Arpt Svc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20GANTTS%20ARPT%20SVC%20INC)
- Location: [Smith Ville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Smith%20Ville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0139° N, 97.1821° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78957, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3768Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3768Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3768Z-2013-01-18

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 65-B80: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-b80.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 ATL81FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA062), Apr 10, 1981: Beech 65-B80 (N3768Z), Pine Knot, KY, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19810410015739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810410015739A), Apr 10, 1981: Beech 65 (N3768Z), Pine Knot, KY, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during takeoff for unknown reason. Pilot not qualified and aircraft over gross.

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