# N4697D: 1956 Beech H35, registration cancelled 2012-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-4869
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 6, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 12, 1984
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A5BE5B
- Owner when cancelled: [Foust Todd E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOUST%20TODD%20E)
- Location: [Graham, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Graham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1009° N, 98.5778° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Graham, TX, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4697D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4697D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4697D-2012-12-11

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 H35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35.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 FTW85FPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85FPA02), May 23, 1985: Beech H35 (N4697D), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW74FQG35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FQG35), Jan 6, 1974: Beech H35 (N4697D), Canyon, TX, 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 19850523019879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523019879A), May 23, 1985: Beech H35 (N4697D), Wichita Falls, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck mesquite trees and ground during attempted landing. Probable fuel exhaustion.
- [Accident 19740106003769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740106003769A), Jan 6, 1974: Beech H35 (N4697D), Canyon, TX, Substantial damage. Rebuilt nose gr brace assmbly failed/4TH lndg on part since instalatn/no maint release tag on part

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