# N8976A: 1951 Beech C35, registration cancelled 2003-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Beech C35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35) (registry code 1151508)
- 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-2730
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 10, 1955
- Certificate issued: February 28, 1991
- Last registry action: April 11, 1994
- Mode S code: AC6280
- Owner when cancelled: [Cornelison Gary L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORNELISON%20GARY%20L)
- Location: [Blue Springs, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Blue%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0094° N, 94.2569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64014, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8976A
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8976A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8976A-2003-02-06

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 C35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c35.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 MKC80FCD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80FCD07), Nov 30, 1979: Beech C35 (N8976A), Somers, IA, 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 19791130031579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791130031579A), Nov 30, 1979: Beech A35 (N8976A), Somers, IA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control just after liftoff. Veered off runway heading. Hit ground in adjacent field.
- [Incident 19791124045959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791124045959I), Nov 24, 1979: Beech C35BEECH (N8976A), Somers, IA, Minor damage. Pilot landed gear up. Claimed he knew it was down. Later crash during ferry precluded further investigation.

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