# N68392: 1943 Beech TC-45J, registration cancelled 2013-08-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 20, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech TC-45J](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (registry code 1151022)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44-51288
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 16, 1972
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1977
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A9120A
- Owner when cancelled: [Miller Air Transporters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20AIR%20TRANSPORTERS%20INC)
- Location: [Laurel, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Laurel)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.6899° N, 89.1483° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laurel, MS, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68392
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=68392
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68392-2013-08-20

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 TC-45J: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j.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 LAX81FA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA126), Feb 2, 1981: Beech TC-45J (N68392), San Clement Is, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19810202004579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810202004579A), Feb 2, 1981: Beech TC45J (N68392), San Clemente, CA, Destroyed. Flew into hill on offshore island. Time and weather unknown. Had a load of marijuana on board.

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