# N9562Z: 1951 Beech C-45H, registration cancelled 2008-08-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 25, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AF-12
- Year built: 1951
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 6, 1964
- Certificate issued: November 21, 2005
- Last registry action: November 21, 2005
- Mode S code: AD4DA7
- Owner when cancelled: [American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRPOWER%20HERITAGE%20FLYING%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9562Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9562Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9562Z-2008-08-25

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 C-45H: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h.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 DEN07LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA122), Jul 19, 2007: Beech C-45H (N9562Z), Longmont, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: The instructor pilot's improper preflight in that he failed to close the rocker box recovery system drain valves, resulting in a total loss of lubricating oil and subsequent oil starvation to both…

## 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 20070719020489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070719020489A), Jul 19, 2007: Beech C45H (N9562Z), Longmont, CO, Destroyed. (-23) Flight instructor and student pilot were practicing single engine operations. With right engine at idle the left engine began to vibrate and not produce…
- [Incident 20020714015469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020714015469I), Jul 14, 2002: Beech C45H (N9562Z), Sanjuanisland, WA. (-23) On July 14, 2002, approximately 1400 pacific daylight time, a Beech C45H, N9562Z, being flown by private pilot stephen p. hinds performed a landing at…

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