# N6638C: 1979 Beech 76, registration cancelled 2013-06-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 10, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech 76](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (registry code 1153005)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A29CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A29CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: ME-261
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1979
- Last registry action: February 1, 2005
- Mode S code: A8C2D1
- 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/N6638C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6638C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6638C-2013-06-10

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 76: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76.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 IAD99FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99FA034), Mar 15, 1999: Beech BE-76 (N6638C), Dravosburg, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to accurately calculate fuel required for the flight, and his decision not to divert for fuel prior to his intended destination. A factor in the accident was the pilot's over…

## 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 19990315002469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990315002469A), Mar 15, 1999: Beech 76 (N6638C), Pittsburgh, PA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On March 15,1999, about 1237 eastern standard time, a Beech BE-76, N6638C, was destroyed when it impacted the terrain while on approach to the Allegheny County…
- [Incident 19950605020729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950605020729I), Jun 5, 1995: Beech 76 (N6638C), Pittsburgh, PA, Minor damage. Struck a runway marker sign taxiing for takeoff. Fogged windshield. Had filed IFR sans a instrument rating.

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