# N5816S: 1965 Beech 95-B55 (T42A), registration cancelled 2018-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706)
- Engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC-941
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1965
- Certificate issued: August 24, 2010
- Last registry action: December 18, 2014
- Mode S code: A77CDA
- Owner when cancelled: [Lwf Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LWF%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5816S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5816S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5816S-2018-06-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 95-B55 (T42A): https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a.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 ERA15FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA215), May 18, 2015: Beech 95 B55 (T42A) (N5816S), Saltville, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s flight into developing rain showers and updrafts, which resulted in a loss of airplane control and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident were the pilot’s continued flight…

## 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 20150518007219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150518007219A), May 18, 2015: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N5816S), Saltville, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft was in cruise flight (IFR enroute and instrument meteorological conditions prevailed) at an altitude of approximately 9,000 feet MSL from spruce…

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