# N45437: 1951 Beech C-45H, registration cancelled 2012-12-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 7, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AF-452
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial surveying
- Airworthiness date: April 20, 1967
- Certificate issued: July 14, 1978
- Last registry action: April 24, 1998
- Mode S code: A583D9
- Owner when cancelled: [Delno Harry H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELNO%20HARRY%20H)
- Location: [Sanford, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sanford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.8147° N, 81.3176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32771, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45437
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45437
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45437-2012-12-07

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 C-45H: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h.md

## 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 NYC81FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FA024), Feb 2, 1981: Beech C-45H (N45437), Dillsburg, PA, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI75AC052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC052), Jan 15, 1975: Beech C-45H (N45437), Detroit, MI, 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 19810202002579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202002579A), Feb 2, 1981: Beech C45H (N45437), Dillsburg, PA, Destroyed. Lost engine due to carb ice. Failed to use preheat on carb, improper engine-out procedures. Manifold heat defect.
- [Accident 19750115002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750115002999A), Jan 15, 1975: Beech C45H (N45437), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Mail flight. Tailwheel mounting structure failed when taxi over rough frozen terrain.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.