# N7917D: 1957 Beech H35, registration cancelled 2002-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Beech H35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35) (registry code 1151520)
- Engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-5175
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 19, 1957
- Certificate issued: October 6, 1993
- Last registry action: November 19, 1996
- Mode S code: AABF0D
- Owner when cancelled: [Auto Center Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUTO%20CENTER%20INC)
- Location: [Madison, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Madison)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5053° N, 90.1376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 39110, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7917D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7917D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7917D-2002-10-28

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 H35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-h35.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 ATL94FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA131), Jul 5, 1994: Beech H-35 (N7917D), Jackson, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO AVOID AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE DESIGNED STRUCTURAL LIMITS OF THE AIRFRAME BEING EXCEEDED. THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE A FACTOR…
- [NTSB CHI68F0386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0386), Nov 2, 1967: Beech H35 (N7917D), Portsmouth, OH, substantial damage

## 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 19940705017309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940705017309A), Jul 5, 1994: Beech H35 (N7917D), Jackson, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. VFR low time pilot flew into thunderstorm area in clouds. Lost control. Spiral dive. Came apart. Exceeded load.

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