# N8743A: 1949 Beech A35, registration cancelled 2021-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 2021
- 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: D-2165
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 18, 2009
- Last registry action: November 22, 2017
- Mode S code: AC07F4
- Owner when cancelled: [Kvanvig Thomas A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KVANVIG%20THOMAS%20A)
- Location: [Gilbert, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Gilbert)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.2398° N, 111.7282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85298, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8743A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8743A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8743A-2021-07-31

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 WPR20LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA131), Apr 24, 2020: Beech 35 (N8743A), Currie, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a forced landing which resulted in a hard landing for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

## 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 20200424006359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200424006359A), Apr 24, 2020: Beech A35 (N8743A), Currie, NV, Substantial damage, 3 fatal. Aircraft reported over due at destination. Aircraft was located at 40 32? 25.45? N, 114 24? 49.66?w, in elko county, Nevada. Aircraft impacted the ground in a…

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