# N50CD: North American NA-265-40, registration cancelled 1991-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [North American NA-265-40](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-265-40) (registry code 6402608)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 28242
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 24, 1987
- Last registry action: August 17, 1991
- Mode S code: A637CD
- Owners when cancelled: [City Of Detroit](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CITY%20OF%20DETROIT), [Police Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POLICE%20AVIATION), [Department Of Police](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEPARTMENT%20OF%20POLICE)
- Location: [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 42.3979° N, 82.9954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48213, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50CD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50CD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50CD-1991-10-15

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 North American NA-265-40: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-265-40.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 CHI90TF#01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90TF%2301), Feb 3, 1990: North American NA-265-40 (N50CD), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N50CD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50CD): Ultramagic M-145, S/N 145/09, built 1998

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