# N9903Z: 1961 Beech C-45H, registration cancelled 2013-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-853
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: January 22, 1962
- Certificate issued: July 18, 1987
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: ADD57C
- Owner when cancelled: [Flewellen Aviation Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLEWELLEN%20AVIATION%20INCORPORATED)
- Location: [Hixson, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Hixson)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1666° N, 85.2123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37343, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9903Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9903Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9903Z-2013-05-30

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 LAX91LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA228), May 29, 1991: Beech C-45H (N9903Z), Lake Elsinore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO AN IMPROPER MODIFICATION OF THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

## 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.

- [Accident 19910528017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910528017639A), May 28, 1991: Beech STC45 (N9903Z), Lake Elsimore, CA, Substantial damage. Fuel starvation on final. Crashed short. Pilot unaware fuel modified right tank use only.
- [Incident 19820314030969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820314030969I), Mar 14, 1982: Beech 18* (N9903Z), Charlotte Amali, U.S. Virgin Islands, Minor damage. As aircraft left ramp to takeoff, right wing hit ramp vehicle, damaging fuel vent.
- [Incident 19800720061769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720061769I), Jul 20, 1980: Beech C45H (N9903Z), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Flight returned after encountering severe vibration. Portion of prop blade missing.

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