# N47SM: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), registration cancelled 1998-04-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 6, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC775
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: February 25, 1997
- Last registry action: February 25, 1997
- Mode S code: A5C05D
- Owner when cancelled: [Fenton Donald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FENTON%20DONALD%20L)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3801° N, 97.9480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78734, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47SM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=47SM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47SM-1998-04-06

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 95-B55 (T42A): https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a.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 FTW97FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97FA092), Jan 28, 1997: Beech 95-B55 (N47SM), Mayhill, NM, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with trees and terrain. Factors were the mountainous terrain, the snow obscuring the visibility, the dark night illumination, and the pilot's fatigue.

## 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 19970127000889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970127000889A), Jan 27, 1997: Beech 95B55 (N47SM), Mayhill, NM, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (.4) The outboard portion of the right wing of the twin engine airplane impacted a pine tree in mountainous terrain during a night cross country flight. About…

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