# N71RT: 1949 Beech A35, registration cancelled 2013-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504)
- Engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-777](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-777), [TCDS E-246](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-1998
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1978
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: A97B3D
- Owner when cancelled: [Flying K Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20K%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [West Plains, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/West%20Plains)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.7011° N, 91.8563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65775, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71RT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71RT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71RT-2013-06-27

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 A35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35.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 MKC80FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FA022), Feb 14, 1980: Beech A35 (N71RT), Creston, IA, destroyed

## 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 19800214003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800214003399A), Feb 14, 1980: Beech A35 (N71RT), Creston, IA, Substantial damage. Stalled circling to land in freezing rain. Impacted ground in level attitude. Airplane covered with 3/4 inches ice.

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