# N71BM: 1962 Beech 95-A55, registration cancelled 2013-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704)
- Engine: [Continental IO-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (registry code 17044)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC-280
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 1965
- Certificate issued: January 25, 2012
- Last registry action: January 25, 2012
- Mode S code: A979D9
- Owner when cancelled: [Lecates Ronald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LECATES%20RONALD%20E)
- Location: [Swedesboro, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Swedesboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7538° N, 75.3310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08085, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71BM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71BM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71BM-2013-06-17

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-A55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55.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 ERA12LA535](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA535), Aug 29, 2012: Beech 95-A55 (N71BM), Millville, NJ, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction failed to maintain airplane control during the simulated engine-out landing. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to take timely remedial…

## 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 20120829020229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120829020229A), Aug 29, 2012: Beech 95-A55 (N71BM), Millville, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On August 29, 2012, at approximately 1445 eastern daylight time, a Beech 95-A55, registration N71BM, impacted the ground while attempting to land on runway 32…

## Other aircraft with N71BM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71BM): Air Tractor AT-802A, S/N 802A-1271

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