# N8855M: 1964 Beech D95A, registration cancelled 2010-07-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 28, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Beech D95A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (registry code 1153408)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TD-591
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 22, 1964
- Certificate issued: January 19, 1978
- Last registry action: September 9, 1989
- Mode S code: AC337B
- Owners when cancelled: [Van Valin William B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20VALIN%20WILLIAM%20B), [Van Valin Pauline P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20VALIN%20PAULINE%20P)
- Location: [Solvang, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Solvang)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.6063° N, 120.1345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93463, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8855M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8855M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8855M-2010-07-28

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 D95A: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a.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 LAX88FA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA134), Mar 26, 1988: Beech D95A (N8855M), Santa Maria, CA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF POWER IN THE LEFT ENGINE AND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.
- [NTSB NYC71FFD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FFD24), Dec 19, 1970: Beech D95A (N8855M), Norwood, MA, 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 19880326006469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880326006469A), Mar 26, 1988: Beech D95A (N8855M), Santa Maria, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Rolled over on climbout and dived into ground. Possible left engine power loss stall and VMC at same time. Unknown.
- [Incident 19870421041539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870421041539I), Apr 21, 1987: Beech D95A (N8855M), Santa Ynez, CA, Minor damage. The aircraft landed hard, blowing the right main tire. The plane veered off the runway into a ditch.

## Other aircraft with N8855M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8855M): Cirrus Design SR22T, S/N 0022, built 2010

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