# N868AF: Beech 58, registration cancelled 1980-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 58](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-58) (registry code 1152740)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TH-469
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: ABEC95
- Owner when cancelled: [Keystone Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEYSTONE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [New Cumberland, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/New%20Cumberland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N868AF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=868AF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N868AF-1980-01-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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

## 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 NYC80FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA085-202512), Aug 30, 1979: Beech 58 (N868AF), Middletown, PA, 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 19790830043439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790830043439A), Aug 30, 1979: Beech 58 (N868AF), Middletown, PA, Destroyed. Became too low on localizer approach. Struck trees on hill two miles short of runway.

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