# N55GW: 1950 Beech B35, registration cancelled 2009-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506)
- Engine: [Continental E225 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e225-series) (registry code 17015)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-777](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-777), [TCDS E-267](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-267) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-2497
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1956
- Last registry action: November 4, 2008
- Mode S code: A6FDBD
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9350° N, 93.2530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55407, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55GW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=55GW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55GW-2009-02-11

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 B35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35.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 CHI07LA312](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA312), Sep 30, 2007: Beech B35 (N55GW), Waterloo, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from the trees and terrain during a night visual approach for landing. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's lack of recent night flying…

## 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 20070929023369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070929023369A), Sep 29, 2007: Beech B35 (N55GW), Waterloo, IA, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft departed waukesha, Wisconsin (ues) at approximately 1830 on September 29, 2007, enroute to Waterloo, Iowa (alo). Pilot received a VFR clearance…
- [Incident 20041208032869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041208032869I), Dec 8, 2004: Beech B35 (N55GW), Waterloo, IA, Minor damage. (-23) Individual was conducting take-offs and landings at the Waterloo Municipal Airport (alo). As the pilot extended the landing gear, he stated he heard some…

## Other aircraft with N55GW

- [Cancelled 2023-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55GW-2023-03-04): Cessna 180, S/N 31454, built 1955. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Wells Aaron D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20AARON%20D), [Scotia, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Scotia)

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