# N8749A: 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: D-2171
- Year built: 1949
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 1971
- Certificate issued: March 24, 2014
- Last registry action: March 24, 2014
- Mode S code: AC08C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Bowman Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOWMAN%20LEE)
- Location: [Marion, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Marion)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.0444° N, 114.8326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59925, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8749A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8749A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8749A-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 WPR15FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA212), Jul 11, 2015: Beech A35 (N8749A), Mazama, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot’s decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain.

## 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 20150711013569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150711013569A), Jul 11, 2015: Beech A35 (N8749A), WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. 7/11/15 1039-1058 UTC ?N8749A contacted lmfs (Lockheed martin flight service) and asked for a briefing from kalispell, mt (S27) to lynden, WA (38W). There were…

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