# N978Q: 1964 Beech 65-A80, registration cancelled 2013-07-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech 65-A80](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80) (registry code 1152808)
- Engine: [Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-igso-540-b1a) (registry code 41535)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A20](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A20), [TCDS 1E7](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LD-188
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 1964
- Certificate issued: September 6, 1984
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: ADA2BB
- Owner when cancelled: [Aerodonetics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERODONETICS%20INC)
- Location: [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1815° N, 75.4736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19901, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N978Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=978Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978Q-2013-07-01

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 65-A80: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a80.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 OAK79IA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79IA023), Apr 17, 1979: Beech 65-A80 (N978Q), San Francisco, CA, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB OAK78DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DA053), Sep 15, 1978: Beech 65A-80 (N978Q), Columbia, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 19800326032589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800326032589I), Mar 26, 1980: Beech 65A80 (N978Q), Fresno, CA. Engine failed on takeoff due to shop rag lodged in carburetor inlet duct. Aircraft just out of maintenance.
- [Incident 19790417022949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417022949I), Apr 17, 1979: Beech 65A80 (N978Q), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Zd zw after electrical failure gear extended manually. Pilot could not get it locked properly, gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19780915033859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915033859A), Sep 15, 1978: Beech A658200 (N978Q), Columbia, CA, Substantial damage. Brake failure on lndg roll. Acft struck boulder off end of rnwy.

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