# N400WA: 1954 Beech C-45H, registration cancelled 2013-11-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018)
- Engine: [AiResearch 331SER 705HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331ser-705hp) (registry code 01506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AF-764
- Year built: 1954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Limited
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2006
- Last registry action: November 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A4AE96
- Owner when cancelled: [Dixie Aviation Enterprises LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIXIE%20AVIATION%20ENTERPRISES%20LLC)
- Location: [Gallatin, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Gallatin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.3988° N, 86.4555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37066, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N400WA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=400WA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400WA-2013-11-01

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

## Service difficulty reports (4)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 99ZZZX3844](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX3844), Sep 24, 1999: ENGINE. FAILED. DURING THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL APPROACH, THE RT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE ENGINE INLET DE-ICE
- [SDR 99ZZZX303](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/99ZZZX303), Nov 12, 1998: RELAY. FAILED. ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN, BUT THE GEAR REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION. PILOT ALSO REPORTED A SMELL LIKE 'ELECTRICAL SMOKE'. MAINTE
- [SDR 98ZZZX4327](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX4327), Oct 23, 1998: PLENUM ASSEMBLY. CRACKED. DURING A FUEL NOZZLE TIME CHANGE, FOUND A ONE INCH CRACK IN THE PLENUM BETWEEN THE BLEEED AIR BOSS AND P2 BOSS. THIS IS AN AREA WHERE THE WELDS FOR THE TWO BOSS
- [SDR 96ZZZX4945](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4945), Sep 1, 1996: ELEVATOR. FABRIC FAILED. ELEVATOR FABRIC FAILED IN-FLIGHT CAUSING SEVERE CONTROL SURFACE FLUTTER. DAMAGE TO ELEVATOR ATTACH POINT HINGE. LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAF

## 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 ANC91IA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91IA037), Mar 18, 1991: Beech C-45H (N400WA), Shageluk, AK, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PIC'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY DETERMINE THE REQUIRED WIDTH OF RUNWAY NEEDED BY THEIR AIRPLANE AND INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW BERM AND THE…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19941222046099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941222046099I), Dec 22, 1994: Beech C45H (N400WA), Fairbanks, AK, Minor damage. Left main wheel came off during taxi to ramp. Struck prop. Wheel half separated. Engine inspected for prop strike.
- [Incident 19910318005679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910318005679I), Mar 18, 1991: Beech C45H (N400WA), Shageluk, AK, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing when aircraft hit deep snow and berm. Not plowed at width given in NOTAM.
- [Incident 19851206065769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851206065769I), Dec 6, 1985: Beech STC45 (N400WA), Barter Island, AK, Minor damage. Aircraft veered near end of rollout. Found tire, wheel and rim on left main gear gone. Cause to be determined.

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