# N7975M: 1966 Beech 95-C55, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708)
- 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-207
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 7, 1966
- Certificate issued: October 28, 1980
- Last registry action: November 18, 1989
- Mode S code: AAD519
- Owner when cancelled: [Bates Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BATES%20INC)
- Location: [Ceredo, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Ceredo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3971° N, 82.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25507, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7975M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7975M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7975M-2013-05-09

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 95-C55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55.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 MIA87FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA047), Dec 10, 1986: Beech C-55 (N7975M), Ivel, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19861210082349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861210082349A), Dec 10, 1986: Beech 95C55 (N7975M), Ivel, KY, Destroyed. The aircraft struck trees and terrain while flying under a low cloud deck. Pilot flying VFR in IFR conditions.
- [Incident 19780119003619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780119003619I), Jan 19, 1978: Beech D55 (N7975M), Huntington, WV. Engine lost oil pressure and was shutdown. Uneventful approach. Leak found in governor oil pressure line.

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