# N7217L: Beech C-99, registration cancelled 2012-07-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 19, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C-99](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-99) (registry code 1154006)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A14CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A14CE), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: U-226
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: December 11, 1984
- Certificate issued: July 17, 1991
- Last registry action: August 19, 1994
- Mode S code: A9AA9B
- Owner when cancelled: [Lexpress Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEXPRESS%20INC)
- Location: [Kenner, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Kenner)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9917° N, 90.2580° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70062, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7217L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7217L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7217L-2012-07-19

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 C-99: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-99.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 DCA91MA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA91MA042), Jul 10, 1991: Beech C99 (N7217L), Birmingham, AL, destroyed, 13 fatal. Probable cause: THE DECISION OF THE CAPTAIN TO INITIATE AND CONTINUE AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH INTO CLEARLY IDENTIFIED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE FROM WHICH THE FLIGHTCREW WAS…

## 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 19910710027039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910710027039A), Jul 10, 1991: Beech C99 (N7217L), Birmingham, AL, Destroyed, 13 fatal. Entered dark clouds severe turbulence on ILS approach. Lost control crashed into homes. Storm depicted on radar.

## Other aircraft with N7217L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7217L): Leupp Matthew C MERLIN, S/N HV-32
- [Cancelled 1971-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7217L-1971-09-22): Piper PA-31, S/N 31732. Exported to Japan. Owner: [M-K Aerospace Ind](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/M-K%20AEROSPACE%20IND)

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