# N873LB: 1969 Beech D55, registration cancelled 2001-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730)
- 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: TE-711
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 10, 1969
- Certificate issued: September 12, 1995
- Last registry action: September 18, 2001
- Mode S code: AC0277
- Owner when cancelled: [Gta Investments Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GTA%20INVESTMENTS%20INC)
- Location: [Carrollton, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Carrollton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0052° N, 96.8963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75007, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N873LB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=873LB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N873LB-2001-10-22

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 D55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 FTW96FA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96FA373), Sep 5, 1996: Beech D55 (N873LB), Corsicana, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed which resulted in the loss of control. Factors were the bent collar of the left main fuel tank refueling neck which resulted in fuel siphoning…
- [NTSB LAX84LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA159), Jan 24, 1984: Beech D55 (N873LB), Monterey, CA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 19960905025879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960905025879A), Sep 5, 1996: Beech D55 (N873LB), Corsicana, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. En route aircraft had engine problems dirverted, struck a telephone pole on approach. (-23) airman was enroute from houston to dallas when his engine quit. He…
- [Accident 19840124001719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840124001719A), Jan 24, 1984: Beech 9555 (N873LB), Monterey, CA, Substantial damage. Landed gear up. Pilot and passengers believed gear collapsed after landing. Damage shows gear was up on touchdown.

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