# N44DC: 1969 Beech D55, registration cancelled 2025-01-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 11, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730)
- 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: TE-735
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1969
- Last registry action: April 9, 2024
- Mode S code: A54892
- Location: [Mcdonough, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Mcdonough)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4536° N, 84.1872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30253, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44DC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=44DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44DC-2025-01-11

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 D55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55.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 XGN2011F00008](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2011F00008), Mar 29, 2011: CYLINDER. CRACKED. NR 1 CYLINDER ON LT ENGINE WAS CRACKED THRU THE HEAD ON THE TOP SIDE BETWEEN THE FINS ABOVE THE INTAKE VALVE. THIS IS ANOTHER DEFECTIVE REV NR 3 CYLINDER.
- [SDR XGN2011F00007](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/XGN2011F00007), Mar 29, 2011: CYLINDER HEAD. CRACKED. NR 3 CYLINDER ON LT ENGINE HAD A COMPLETE HEAD SEPARATION CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE AREA AROUND THE INTAKE VALVE. THIS AREA IS THE COMMON FAILURE FOR MFG REV

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA22LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA092), Dec 21, 2021: Beech D55 (N44DC), Hamilton, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly configure the airplane’s fuel system, which resulted in a loss of engine power on the left engine due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB OAK79DVA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA22), Mar 9, 1979: Beech D55 (N44DC), Visalia, CA, substantial damage

## 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 20211221020089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211221020089A), Dec 21, 2021: Beech D55 (N44DC), Hamilton, AL, Destroyed. Pilot stated that as she turned final for runway 36 at hab, the left engine slowly began to loose power and the aircraft began to roll to the left. The…
- [Accident 19790309004389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790309004389A), Mar 9, 1979: Beech D55 (N44DC), Visalia, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed wheels up.

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