# N400LE: 1971 Beech A24R, registration cancelled 2020-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (registry code 1151252)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MC-72
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 17, 2017
- Last registry action: April 17, 2017
- Mode S code: A4ADA0
- Owner when cancelled: [Obx Airplanes LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OBX%20AIRPLANES%20LLC)
- Location: [Manns Harbor, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Manns%20Harbor)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8040° N, 75.8754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27953, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400LE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=400LE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400LE-2020-08-02

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 Beech A24R: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r.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 ERA18LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA010), Oct 18, 2017: Beech A24 (N400LE), Manteo, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure wiring during an electrical component installation, which resulted in arcing and smoke in the cockpit. Contributing to the outcome was the…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20171018014889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171018014889A), Oct 18, 2017: Beech A24R (N400LE), Manteo, NC, Substantial damage. N400LE took off from runway 05 at kmqi on a final review commercial lesson prior to the commercial checkride scheduled for later that day. Immediately after…
- [Incident 20170428005819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170428005819I), Apr 28, 2017: Beech A24R (N400LE), Greensboro, NC, Minor damage. During the final phase of the CFI check ride while in kgso traffic pattern they selected the gear down, the initial indication was 3 green. Shortly thereafter,…

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