# N488W: Beech 95-A55, registration cancelled 1973-12-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 21, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC-287
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 27, 1973
- Mode S code: A60845
- Owner when cancelled: [Staley Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STALEY%20CORP)
- Location: [Winter Park, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Park)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=488W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N488W-1973-12-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-A55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55.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 MIA74AM026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM026), Sep 28, 1973: Beech 95-A55 (N488W), Maitland, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19730928035979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730928035979A), Sep 28, 1973: Beech A56TC (N488W), Maitland, FL, Destroyed. Instrument check flt. Plt-possible heart attack prior accident.

## Other aircraft with N488W

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N488W): Stearman 4CM-1, S/N 4036

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