# N74885: Beech D-45, registration cancelled 1972-05-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 25, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (registry code 1152012)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BG-29
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AA13D0
- Owner when cancelled: [Navy Corpus Christi Aero Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAVY%20CORPUS%20CHRISTI%20AERO%20CLUB)
- Location: [Corpus Christi, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corpus%20Christi)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 27.6970° N, 97.2692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78419, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74885
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74885
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74885-1972-05-25

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 D-45: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45.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 UNK65X1330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1330), Jan 22, 1965: Beechraft T34B (N74885), Corpus Christi, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0810](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0810), Mar 5, 1964: Beechcraft D45 (N74885), Corpus Christi, TX, substantial damage

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