# N4494A: 1970 Beech 58, registration cancelled 2019-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-30
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1970
- Certificate issued: May 3, 2016
- Last registry action: May 3, 2016
- Mode S code: A56EF1
- Owner when cancelled: [Richardson David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARDSON%20DAVID)
- Location: St Thomas, VI, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4494A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4494A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4494A-2019-09-06

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 (3)

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

- [SDR 96ZZZX5720](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5720), Oct 8, 1996: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND CRACK IN RIB/FORMER AT LOCATION LT WING STA 136.188. SUSPECT CAUSE DUE TO VIBRATION. REPLACE RIB/FORMER.
- [SDR 96ZZZX5719](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5719), Oct 8, 1996: SKIN. CRACKED. DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND .25 INCH CRACK IN OUTBOARD UPPER TRAILING EDGE OF SKIN OF THE LT AILERON. SUSPECT CAUSE DUE TO VIBRATION. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDA
- [SDR 96ZZZX5718](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX5718), Oct 8, 1996: RIB. CRACKED. DURING A 100-HOUR INSPECTION, FOUND LT WING STA 45 RIB ASSY HAS 3 CRACKS ALONG UPPER SKIN RIVET ROW ON RIB, 1 PULLED RIVET AT FORWARD LOWER CORNER ATTACH TO SPA

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 ERA18FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA046), Dec 8, 2017: Beech 58 (N4494A), St. Croix, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The non-multiengine rated pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a single-engine approach. Contributing to the accident was a total loss of engine power on the left engine due to…
- [NTSB MKC80FCG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCG34), Jul 18, 1980: Beech 58 (N4494A), Kansas City, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC79FCA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA11), Feb 28, 1979: Beech 58 (N4494A), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 20171207022789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171207022789A), Dec 7, 2017: Beech 58 (N4494A), St Croix, VI, Destroyed, 5 fatal. On December 7, 2017, approximately at 210 atlantic standard time; an aircraft Beech baron model BE58, registration number N4494A, while climbing after taking…
- [Accident 19800718027709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800718027709A), Jul 18, 1980: Beech 58 (N4494A), Kansas City, KS, Substantial damage. Inadvertently put gear up on takeoff roll. Landing gear horn inoperative.
- [Accident 19790228005929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790228005929A), Feb 28, 1979: Beech 58 (N4494A), Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot flew into the ground after passing the outer marker on an ILS approach. No equipment failure found.

## Other aircraft with N4494A

- [Cancelled 1959-11-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4494A-1959-11-19): Piper PA-18A, S/N 18-4865. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Hensley Walter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENSLEY%20WALTER), [Havre, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Havre)

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