# N8431B: 1968 Beech E33A, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech E33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33a) (registry code 1151424)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: CE-217
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 28, 1968
- Certificate issued: February 12, 1999
- Last registry action: March 6, 2002
- Mode S code: AB8D7B
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Eighty Eight Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20EIGHTY%20EIGHT%20LTD)
- 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/N8431B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8431B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8431B-2014-11-20

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 E33A: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e33a.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19990301016459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990301016459I), Mar 1, 1999: Beech E33A (N8431B), Downers Grove, IL, Destroyed. The aircraft was being leak checked for the first time after maintenance. The owner tried three times to start the aircraft. After the third time, he noticed…

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