# N8KB: 1972 Beech 95-B55 (T42A), registration cancelled 2002-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TC-1404
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 6, 1971
- Certificate issued: December 11, 1984
- Last registry action: February 19, 2002
- Mode S code: AADE0E
- Owner when cancelled: [Safford Aviation Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAFFORD%20AVIATION%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Safford, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Safford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.6999° N, 109.5886° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85546, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8KB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8KB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8KB-2002-05-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 95-B55 (T42A): https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a.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 LAX97GA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97GA198), Jun 3, 1997: Beech 95-B55 (N8KB), San Carlos, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which led to an inadvertent stall/spin.

## 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 19970603012809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970603012809A), Jun 3, 1997: Beech 95B55 (N8KB), San Carlos, AZ, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft was on a routine fire reconnaissance patrol. There were no eyewitnesses to the accident. ARTCC radar data showed no primary or secondary targets…
- [Incident 19930702031739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930702031739I), Jul 2, 1993: Beech 95B55 (N8KB), Roosevelt, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear collpased on rollout. Found a fracture at grease fitting hole. Causing rod end in idler arm to fail.

## Other aircraft with N8KB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8KB): Beech 200, S/N BB-446, built 1978

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