# N72409: 1944 Beech C-45H, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018)
- 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: AF-411
- Year built: 1944
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1992
- Certificate issued: October 1, 1999
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A9B4E2
- Owner when cancelled: [Heavy Time Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEAVY%20TIME%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Saint Joseph, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Saint%20Joseph)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7899° N, 94.8033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64506, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72409
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72409
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72409-2018-01-24

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-45H: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h.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 CHI99LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA262), Jul 28, 1999: Beech C-45H (N72409), Grain Valley, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to use the tailwheel lock on takeoff, creating a condition where it was not possible for the pilot to maintain directional control. Factors were the unlocked tailwheel and…

## 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 19990728010059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990728010059A), Jul 28, 1999: Beech C45H (N72409), Grain Valley, MO, Substantial damage. Acft lost control on take-off and sustained substantial damage. (.19) on July 28, 1999, at 1042 central daylight time, a Beech C-45H, N72409, piloted by a…

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