# N8661E: Beech D-45, registration cancelled 1974-05-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 22, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech D-45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (registry code 1152012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 5A3](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/5A3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: BG-30
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1973
- Mode S code: ABE7A1
- Owner when cancelled: [Wisconsin Department Of Natural Resources](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WISCONSIN%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20NATURAL%20RESOURCES)
- Location: [Tomahawk, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Tomahawk)
- Owner type: Government
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8661E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8661E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8661E-1974-05-22

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 D-45: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45.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 CHI74FEP44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEP44), Apr 19, 1974: Beech T34B (N8661E), Wautoma, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19740419011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740419011249A), Apr 19, 1974: Beech D45 (N8661E), Wautoma, WI, Destroyed. Nose hi attitude aftr l/o.drg clb in a very nose hi attitude l wing dropped as in a roll.

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