# N8640A: 1949 Beech A35, registration cancelled 2018-03-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35) (registry code 1151504)
- Engine: [Continental E185 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-e185-series) (registry code 17014)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-777](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-777), [TCDS E-246](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-246) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D2050
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 12, 2002
- Last registry action: September 9, 2013
- Mode S code: ABE00C
- Owner when cancelled: [Preston Earl B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRESTON%20EARL%20B)
- Location: [Blackfoot, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Blackfoot)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2947° N, 112.5125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83221, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8640A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8640A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8640A-2018-03-16

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 A35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a35.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 CHI95LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA186), Jun 4, 1995: Beech A35 (N8640A), Jacksonville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: improper maintenance and inspection of the airplane's ruddervators.

## 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 19950604020659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950604020659A), Jun 4, 1995: Beech A35 (N8640A), Jacksonville, IL, Substantial damage. Shudder in tail on descent. Landed, tail and fuselage buckled. Ruddervators installed wrong. Bogus bolts. Unbalanced (-23) the pilot stated that on June 4,…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.