# N988GM: Beech D55, registration cancelled 1973-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech D55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (registry code 1152730)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TE-589
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1970
- Mode S code: ADC97E
- Owner when cancelled: [Sheffield William H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHEFFIELD%20WILLIAM%20H%20JR)
- Location: [Beckley, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Beckley)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N988GM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=988GM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988GM-1973-06-27

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 D55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55.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 NYC73FID02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73FID02), Jul 13, 1972: Beech 95-B55 (N988GM), Covington, VA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N988GM

- [Cancelled 2009-11-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988GM-2009-11-16): Cessna 421B, S/N 421B0535, built 1973. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [B C L LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20C%20L%20LLC), [Pompano Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pompano%20Beach)

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