# N4016A: 1970 Beech 58, registration cancelled 2013-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TH-9
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: April 13, 1984
- Last registry action: January 10, 2011
- Mode S code: A4B383
- Owner when cancelled: [Bemidji Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEMIDJI%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Bemidji, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Bemidji)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4870° N, 94.8827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bemidji, MN, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4016A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4016A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4016A-2013-01-17

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 58: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

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

- [SDR BEM2010F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/BEM2010F00000), May 12, 2010: HINGE. CRACKED. DURING INTERM INSP, MECHANIC NOTICED CRACK IN HINGE NEAR LT LANDING GEAR FWD ATTACH POINT. CRACK WAS FOUND INSIDE NR 1 LANDING GEAR WELL. UPON FURTHER INSP, THE
- [SDR 96ZZZX4090](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX4090), Jul 1, 1996: WHEEL. BROKEN. INNER HALF OF NOSE WHEEL BROKE WHEN AIRCRAFT LANDED. STRUCTURAL INSPECTION OF NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT REVEALED NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. SUBMITTER STATED CAUSE OF 

## 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 CEN13FA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA089), Dec 4, 2012: Beech 58 (N4016A), Manhattan, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: An in-flight loss of control and impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

## 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 20121204026099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121204026099A), Dec 4, 2012: Beech 58 (N4016A), Manhattan, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Mr. Larry diffley was the pilot in command of N4016A during a pipeline mission. He departed bemidji airport, bemidji, MN (kbji) for the pipeline mission which…

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