# N8794: 1945 Beech TC-45J, registration cancelled 2013-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech TC-45J](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j) (registry code 1151022)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (registry code 52043)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765), [TCDS E4EA](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E4EA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 44581
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1971
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1980
- Last registry action: November 1, 1983
- Mode S code: AC1AA9
- Owner when cancelled: [Great Western Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREAT%20WESTERN%20AIRLINES%20INC)
- Location: [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1993° N, 95.9089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74115, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8794
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8794
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8794-2013-09-12

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 TC-45J: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-tc-45j.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 CHI75AC053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC053), Jan 14, 1975: Westwind TC-45J (N8794), Evansville, IN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19790303010749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790303010749I), Mar 3, 1979: Beech 18* (N8794), Boston, MA. Cargo door opened on takeoff and cargo fell out. Cargo handler did not latch door properly.
- [Incident 19790224007709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790224007709I), Feb 24, 1979: Beech 18* (N8794), Providence, RI. Windshield fogged up due to inop heater. Landed long after approach and ran off departure end of runway.
- [Accident 19750114003869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750114003869A), Jan 14, 1975: Beech SNB5 (N8794), Evansville, IN, Substantial damage. Mail flt. Acft slid l drg tkof,became airborne,settled.

## Other aircraft with N8794

- [Cancelled 1934-07-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8794-1934-07-30): Cessna AW, S/N 179. Owner: [Brush Alfred H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUSH%20ALFRED%20H)

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