# N4088A: Beech E-55, registration cancelled 1996-10-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 1, 1996
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech E-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (registry code 1152732)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TE793
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 3, 1996
- Last registry action: September 3, 1996
- Mode S code: A4CDCA
- Owner when cancelled: [Sturdy Weld Equipment & Design Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STURDY%20WELD%20EQUIPMENT%20%26%20DESIGN%20INC)
- Location: [Lynnwood, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Lynnwood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.8387° N, 122.2845° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98037, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4088A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4088A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4088A-1996-10-01

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 E-55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55.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 LAX96FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA096), Jan 20, 1996: Beech 55 (N4088A), Cedarville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's poor preflight planning by not obtaining a weather briefing and his inadvertent encounter with a mountain wave condition. The moonless dark night was a factor in this accident.

## 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 19960119000779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960119000779A), Jan 19, 1996: Beech E55 (N4088A), Cedarville, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Mountain wave near crash area. Vertical descent into lake. Indicates lost control descending thru lenticular clouds
- [Incident 19921208051449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921208051449I), Dec 8, 1992: Beech E55 (N4088A), Owensboro, KY. Unable to lower gear at greenwood,pilot returned to tell city and landed gear up.

## Other aircraft with N4088A

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4088A): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18735P2636
- [Cancelled 2017-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4088A-2017-07-14): Wade F Lee XAIR, S/N 774. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Schmidt David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20DAVID%20A), [Clarkston, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Clarkston)
- [Cancelled 1959-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4088A-1959-02-03): Curtiss Wright C-46, S/N 26657. Exported to Cuba. Owner: [L B Smith Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%20B%20SMITH%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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