# N8049R: Beech A24R, registration cancelled 1989-09-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 6, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Beech A24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a24r) (registry code 1151252)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MC44
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AAF45C
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8049R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8049R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8049R-1989-09-06

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 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 SEA89LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA085), May 13, 1989: Beech A24R (N8049R), Ely, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION TO CONTINUE FLIGHT INTO IMC. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE SNOW, OBSCURATION AND MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

## 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.

- [Accident 19890513011419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890513011419A), May 13, 1989: Beech A24R (N8049R), Ely, NV, Destroyed. Entered heavy snow. Impacted a mountainside trying to make a blind 180 to exit area. No weather briefing.
- [Incident 19871119075079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871119075079I), Nov 19, 1987: Beech A24R (N8049R), Auburn, CA, Minor damage. Propeller hit a rock while taxing to the ramp after landing.
- [Incident 19870328030299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870328030299I), Mar 28, 1987: Beech A24R (N8049R), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. The nose wheel collapsed on landing. The gear had been manually lowered due to an electrical system failure.

## Other aircraft with N8049R

- [Cancelled 2026-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8049R-2026-07-18): Air Tractor AT-802, S/N 802-4051, built 2025. Sale reported. Owner: [Greenville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Greenville)
- [Cancelled 2001-08-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8049R-2001-08-14): Latham John J LATHAM 3300, S/N 001. Owner: [Latham John J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LATHAM%20JOHN%20J), [Pamplin, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Pamplin)

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