# N5403D: 1956 Beech H35, registration cancelled 2013-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-4873
- Year built: 1956
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 6, 1956
- Certificate issued: June 23, 1982
- Last registry action: July 8, 2009
- Mode S code: A6DAB1
- Owner when cancelled: [Melia Robert M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELIA%20ROBERT%20M)
- Location: [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8605° N, 84.1005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37922, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5403D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5403D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5403D-2013-04-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 H35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35.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 ATL89FA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA106), Mar 16, 1989: Beech H35 (N5403D), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S CONTINUED OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE WITH A KNOWN MECHANICAL DEFECT IN THE ENGINE CARBURETOR/FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM AS EVIDENCED BY THE PAST HISTORY OF ENGINE STOPPAGE DURING GROUND OPERATION.…

## 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 19890316003949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890316003949A), Mar 16, 1989: Beech H35 (N5403D), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Engine quit while circling to land. Ditched in river.

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