# N940MD: 1953 Beech D35, registration cancelled 2013-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech D35](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35) (registry code 1151510)
- 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-3474
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 12, 1956
- Last registry action: June 12, 1997
- Mode S code: AD0E3F
- Location: [Sedan, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Sedan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.1311° N, 96.2179° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67361, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N940MD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=940MD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N940MD-2013-07-11

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 D35: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d35.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 FTW97LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA149), Apr 3, 1997: Beech D35 (N940MD), Bartlesville, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of an empty fuel tank, which resulted in fuel starvation and loss of engine power. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of familiarity with the aircraft.

## 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 19970403004339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970403004339A), Apr 3, 1997: Beech D35 (N940MD), Bartlesville, OK, Substantial damage. Lost power in pattern. Crash landed off airport. Fuel selected empty tank. Indicator on other tank with fuel. (-23) enroute from tulsa, pilot switched from LH…

## Other aircraft with N940MD

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N940MD): Compagnie Daher TBM 700, S/N 1308, built 2019

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