# N5039M: 1978 Beech C24R, registration cancelled 2013-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MC-590
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 9, 1978
- Certificate issued: May 13, 1986
- Last registry action: August 5, 1989
- Mode S code: A648B4
- Owners when cancelled: [Strand John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRAND%20JOHN), [Strand Alice](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRAND%20ALICE)
- Location: [Castro Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Castro%20Valley)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7443° N, 122.1017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94546, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5039M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5039M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5039M-2013-10-24

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 C24R: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r.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 LAX89WA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89WA293), Aug 27, 1989: Beech BE-24 (N5039M), Mexicali, Mexico, destroyed, 1 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.

- [Incident 19810216021309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810216021309I), Feb 16, 1981: Beech C24R (N5039M), Hayward, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft landed gear up while making touch and go landings.

## Other aircraft with N5039M

- [Cancelled 1951-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5039M-1951-04-05): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 10339, built 1946. Owner: [Scott Aero Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCOTT%20AERO%20SERVICES%20INC), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)

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