# N9978Z: Beech C-45H, registration cancelled 1972-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech C-45H](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45h) (registry code 1151018)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-765](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-765) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: AF-198
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1971
- Mode S code: ADF02C
- Owner when cancelled: [Zambrana Airmotive Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZAMBRANA%20AIRMOTIVE%20CORP)
- Location: [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9978Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9978Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9978Z-1972-11-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 MIA68A0007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0007), Jul 13, 1967: Beech C-45H (N9978Z), Ponce, PR, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N9978Z

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9978Z-undated): Cessna U206G, S/N U20606790. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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