# N4550S: 1975 Beech A36, registration cancelled 2006-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech A36](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (registry code 1151604)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: E-735
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 1975
- Certificate issued: July 23, 1992
- Last registry action: September 21, 2004
- Mode S code: A58718
- Owner when cancelled: [Fca Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FCA%20INC)
- Location: [Raleigh, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Raleigh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8668° N, 78.5407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27616, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4550S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4550S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4550S-2006-01-31

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 A36: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36.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 ATL04FA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04FA118), May 17, 2004: Beech A36 (N4550S), Morrisville, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the engine for undetermined reasons resulting in the aircraft colliding with powerlines and the ground during the subsequent forced landing.

## 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 20040516017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040516017639A), May 16, 2004: Beech A36 (N4550S), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft in mention departed wilmington NC (ilm) on may 13, 2004 with 3 passengers, dean brennan in the right seat, alex foscue and bill coerner in…

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