# N500AC: 1969 Beech D55, registration cancelled 2022-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730)
- 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-732
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 9, 1969
- Last registry action: February 23, 2021
- Mode S code: A639F3
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N500AC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=500AC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500AC-2022-03-29

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 D55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55.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 NYC80DA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DA083), Sep 8, 1980: Beech D55 (N500AC), Buffalo, NY, 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 19800908048079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800908048079A), Sep 8, 1980: Beech D55 (N500AC), Buffalo, NY, Substantial damage. Nose gear failed to fully extend. Collapsed on landing. Broken nose gear linkage rod, due to improper installation.
- [Incident 19800203020609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800203020609I), Feb 3, 1980: Beech D55 (N500AC), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Tower fly-by confirmed nose gear did not extend. PN36-820011-9 retract tube broken and gear would not lock.

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