# N5078C: Beech 65, registration cancelled 1997-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 65](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65) (registry code 1152802)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A20](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LF12
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1994
- Last registry action: May 3, 1994
- Mode S code: A65764
- Owner when cancelled: [Compass Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMPASS%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Boca Raton, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Boca%20Raton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.3438° N, 80.0822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33432, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5078C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5078C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5078C-1997-03-10

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 65: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65.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 MIA95LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA206), Aug 16, 1995: Beech 65 (N5078C), Caribbean Sea, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INABILITY OF THE PILOT TO FEATHER THE PROPELLER.

## 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 19950816024179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950816024179A), Aug 16, 1995: Beech 65 (N5078C), Caribbean Sea, U.S. Virgin Islands, Destroyed. Ditched at sea 45 minutes out of virgin islands. Right engine failed. Unable feather or stay aloft. Inflated raft.

## Other aircraft with N5078C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5078C): Titan TORNADO II, S/N 0183, built 2006
- [Cancelled 1972-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5078C-1972-10-18): Beech B35, S/N D-2340. Owner: [Harlacher Donald R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARLACHER%20DONALD%20R), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

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