# N983K: 1966 Beech 65-A90, registration cancelled 2014-12-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 1, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech 65-A90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (registry code 1152908)
- Engine: [U/A Canada PT6 SER 578HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/u-a-canada-pt6-ser-578hp) (registry code 61501)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A20](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LJ-169
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Turbo-prop
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 1, 1966
- Certificate issued: December 27, 2005
- Last registry action: February 10, 2009
- Mode S code: ADB72A
- Owners when cancelled: [Shadow Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHADOW%20AVIATION), [Winstead Donald A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINSTEAD%20DONALD%20A), [Cote Kelly A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COTE%20KELLY%20A)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 39.4892° N, 119.7462° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89502, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N983K
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=983K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N983K-2014-12-01

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-A90: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90.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 MIA00LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA205), Jul 2, 2000: Beech 65-A90 (N983K), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout while maneuvering to avoid a flock of birds shortly after takeoff, resulting in the aircraft colliding with a wire. A factor in the accident was the pilot's…

## 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 20000702004849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000702004849A), Jul 2, 2000: Beech 65A90 (N983K), Lake Wales, FL, No damage. (-23)A/c departed X07 on RUNWAY06. During climb the pilot observed a flock of birds near the end of the runway. To avoid hitting them, the oilot banked to the…

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