# N450GC: 1942 Boeing B75N1, registration cancelled 2013-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing B75N1](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1) (registry code 1380144)
- Engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-743](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-743) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 75-6781
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 1966
- Certificate issued: April 5, 1990
- Last registry action: May 14, 1996
- Mode S code: A572B5
- Owner when cancelled: [Reed John K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REED%20JOHN%20K)
- Location: [Hartwell, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Hartwell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3655° N, 82.9119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30643, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N450GC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=450GC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N450GC-2013-07-01

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 Boeing B75N1: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-b75n1.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 ATL97FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97FA095), Jul 2, 1997: Boeing Stearman B75N1 (N450GC), Locust Grove, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inadvertent stall encountered by the pilot after experiencing an in-flight cylinder head separation.

## 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 19970702016629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970702016629A), Jul 2, 1997: Boeing B75N1 (N450GC), Locust Grove, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft took off, smoke coming from aircraft, attempted to return, crashed. (.4)after takeoff, a witness observed a puff of black smoke coming from the…

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