# N81CA: 1960 Beech D50C, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech D50C](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50c) (registry code 1152520)
- Engine: [Lycoming GO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (registry code 41527)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A4), [TCDS E-275](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-275) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: DH-260
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 22, 1968
- Certificate issued: June 19, 1989
- Last registry action: May 28, 2004
- Mode S code: AB0736
- Owner when cancelled: [Dolphin Tom E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOLPHIN%20TOM%20E)
- Location: [Richmond, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Richmond)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3433° N, 93.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64085, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81CA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81CA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81CA-2013-05-13

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 D50C: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d50c.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 BFO87LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA058), Aug 23, 1987: Beech D50C (N81CA), Somerville, VA, 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 19870823049159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823049159A), Aug 23, 1987: Beech D50C (N81CA), Somerville, VA, Substantial damage. Nose gear retracted on takeoff roll continued but settled into trees. Had prior nose gear problem. Not checked out.

## Other aircraft with N81CA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81CA): Socata TB 10, S/N 930, built 1989

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