# N8920M: 1964 Beech S35, registration cancelled 2017-02-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech S35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35) (registry code 1151532)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A15), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: D-7323
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, utility
- Airworthiness date: January 24, 1964
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1989
- Last registry action: February 4, 1998
- Mode S code: AC4F26
- Owner when cancelled: [Haskin Elmer G Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HASKIN%20ELMER%20G%20JR)
- Location: [Alameda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Alameda)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.7747° N, 122.2781° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94501, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8920M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8920M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8920M-2017-02-22

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 S35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-s35.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 LAX96FA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96FA042), Nov 9, 1995: Beech S35 (N8920M), Kneeland, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to correct a descending spiral and perform a missed approach, after becoming spatially disoriented and deviating from the planned ILS approach procedure. Factors relating to the…

## 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 19951108042549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951108042549A), Nov 8, 1995: Beech S35 (N8920M), Arcata - Eureka, CA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Lost control on initial IMC ILS approach. Had prior demonstrated turns wrong way and loss of control.

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