# N73681: 1969 Beech D55, registration cancelled 2013-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TE-655
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 1973
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1986
- Last registry action: September 9, 1989
- Mode S code: A9E4DF
- Owner when cancelled: [Hurlburt Ward B IV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HURLBURT%20WARD%20B%20IV)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1900° N, 149.6070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99504, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73681
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73681
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73681-2013-05-07

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 D55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 SEA76FYC64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC64), Jul 12, 1976: Beech D55 (N73681), Hillsboro, OR, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN75FQA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75FQA04), Jul 12, 1974: Beech D55 (N73681), Bernalillo, NM, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19870304049679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870304049679I), Mar 4, 1987: Beech D55 (N73681), Lynchburg, VA, Minor damage. Landed gear up when left main gear would not lock down. Actuating rod sheared due to installation of oversize tires
- [Accident 19760712024629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760712024629A), Jul 12, 1976: Beech D55 (N73681), Hillsboro, OR, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19740712023549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740712023549A), Jul 12, 1974: Beech D55 (N73681), Bernalillo, NM, Substantial damage. Decided to go arnd after ldg. Opened throttle & retracted gr. Settled to rwy.

## Other aircraft with N73681

- [Cancelled 1952-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73681-1952-01-14): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 3415. Owner: [The Kratz Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THE%20KRATZ%20CORP), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

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