# N8868A: 1950 Beech B35, registration cancelled 2003-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Beech B35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35) (registry code 1151506)
- 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-2523
- Year built: 1950
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 18, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1986
- Last registry action: April 1, 1998
- Mode S code: AC3790
- Owners when cancelled: [Hopper Phillip L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOPPER%20PHILLIP%20L), [Pierson Edward L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIERSON%20EDWARD%20L%20JR)
- Location: [Glendale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Glendale)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5945° N, 112.1795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85304, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8868A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8868A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8868A-2003-03-24

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 B35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b35.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 LAX89LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA282), Aug 20, 1989: Beech B35 (N8868A), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. FACTORS THAT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: UNAVALIABLE ALTITUDE, REMEDIAL ACTION NOT POSSIBLE, UNSUITABLE TERRAIN, HIGH VEGETATION, AND THE TREES.

## 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 19890820030569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890820030569A), Aug 20, 1989: Beech B35 (N8868A), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed off airport. Engine ran normal post accident run.

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