# N4783M: 1978 Beech E-55, registration cancelled 2012-09-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 10, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech E-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (registry code 1152732)
- 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-1131
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 18, 1978
- Last registry action: November 19, 2001
- Mode S code: A5E19F
- Location: [Berwyn, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Berwyn)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0322° N, 75.4514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19312, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4783M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4783M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4783M-2012-09-10

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 E-55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55.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 IAD01LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA058), May 21, 2001: Beech 55 (N4783M), West Chester, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial blockage of the pitot/static system, which led to an inaccurate airspeed indication, and resulted in an aborted takeoff and runway overrun. A factor was the wet runway.

## 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 20010521038709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010521038709A), May 21, 2001: Beech E55 (N4783M), West Chester, PA, No damage. (-23) On may 21, 2001, approximately 0955 eastern daylight time, a Beech 55, N4783M, was substantially damaged when it impacted vehicles after an aborted…

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