# N81FD: 1978 Beech 58, registration cancelled 2015-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 2015
- Exported to: Paraguay
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740)
- 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: TH-963
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 7, 1978
- Certificate issued: July 24, 2014
- Last registry action: July 24, 2014
- Mode S code: AB0784
- Owner when cancelled: [Signature Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIGNATURE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81FD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81FD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81FD-2015-01-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 58: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR NZZ2002F00000](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NZZ2002F00000), Oct 3, 2002: UPLOCK CABLE. BROKEN. FOUND RT LANDING GEAR UP/DOWN LOCK CABLE BROKEN AT GEAR MOTOR IN FUSELAGE, RELEASING DOWN LOCK. CABLE HAD BROKEN AT SWAG. TUGGED ON LT CABLE, CABLE SEPARATED AT

## 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.

- [Incident 19970204008809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970204008809I), Feb 4, 1997: Beech 58 (N81FD), Little Rock, AR. Narrative: aircraft landed and was turning onto taxiway when tire failed.
- [Incident 19890222017239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890222017239I), Feb 22, 1989: Beech 58 (N81FD), Alabaster, AL, Minor damage. Landed short due to wind gust forcing premature landing. Left crab caused side loading stress. Gear collapsed.

## Other aircraft with N81FD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81FD): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 11071, built 2025

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