# N8048R: Beech A24R, registration cancelled 1974-04-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 12, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech A24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (registry code 1151252)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MC-41
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 16, 1970
- Mode S code: AAF439
- Owner when cancelled: [General Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENERAL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Lansing, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lansing)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8048R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8048R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8048R-1974-04-12

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 A24R: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r.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 CHI74AC019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC019), Aug 31, 1973: Beech A24R (N8048R), Jackson, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19730831042669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730831042669A), Aug 31, 1973: Beech A24R (N8048R), Jackson, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Thunderstorms enroute. Flew into area of reported thunderstorm activity. Outer wing panels sepd.

## Other aircraft with N8048R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8048R): Air Tractor AT-802, S/N 802-4054, built 2025

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