# N990W: 1966 Beech 95-C55, registration cancelled 2018-01-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 16, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A16](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A16), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: TE-49
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 1990
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1994
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: ADD497
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Unlimited Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20UNLIMITED%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N990W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=990W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N990W-2018-01-16

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 95-C55: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55.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 CEN11CA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA113), Dec 17, 2010: Beech 95-C55 (N990W), Ozark, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20101216052779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101216052779A), Dec 16, 2010: Beech 95-C55 (N990W), Ozark, AR, Destroyed. On December 16, 2010 at 1845 pm local time, Beechcraft 95-C55, N990W, landed with the landing gear in the retracted position at the Ozark – Franklin county…
- [Incident 20030924025449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030924025449I), Sep 24, 2003: Beech 95C55 (N990W), Mountain Home, AR, Minor damage. (-23) On September 24, 2003, at approximately 13:20 hours local time, the pilot in command of N990W, a Beech BE-95-C55 terminated a landing with the gear in…

## Other aircraft with N990W

- [Cancelled 1988-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N990W-1988-09-23): Cessna 152, S/N 15282183. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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