# N98VB: 1953 Beech D35, registration cancelled 2020-09-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 8, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-3503
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 11, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 9, 2019
- Last registry action: July 22, 2019
- Mode S code: ADAAA8
- Owner when cancelled: [Vanbesien George M Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANBESIEN%20GEORGE%20M%20JR)
- Location: [Belmont, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Belmont)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.2115° N, 81.0379° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28012, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98VB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98VB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98VB-2020-09-08

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

## 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.

- [Incident 20200502003489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200502003489I), May 2, 2020: Beech D35 (N98VB), Gastonia, NC, Minor damage. Pilot in command statement: On 5/02/2020, [privacy data omitted] was completing a test flight in N98VB after the annual inspection. During cruise flight at…

## Other aircraft with N98VB

- [Cancelled 2010-02-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98VB-2010-02-10): Robinson Helicopter R44 II, S/N 12901. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Chesapeake, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Chesapeake)

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