# N5885C: 1972 Beech E-55, registration cancelled 2008-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech E-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (registry code 1152732)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TE868
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 2005
- Certificate issued: October 16, 2007
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A796AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Wasti Hamid A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASTI%20HAMID%20A)
- Location: [Coeur D Alene, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Coeur%20D%20Alene)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6876° N, 116.6621° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83814, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5885C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5885C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5885C-2008-07-24

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 E-55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55.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 SEA08LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA134), May 13, 2008: Hawker Beechcraft E-55 (N5885C), Coeur d'Alene, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20080512836129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080512836129A), May 12, 2008: Beech E55 (N5885C), Hayden, ID, Destroyed. (-23) According to the PIC (instructor); "during a simulated short field takeoff, initiated from a stop and go landing with approximately 2000 feet of runway…

## Other aircraft with N5885C

- [Cancelled 1977-12-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5885C-1977-12-05): Beech D18S, S/N A-590. Owner: [Hauser Nan J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAUSER%20NAN%20J), Albrook Afb

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