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N400WA1954 Beechcraft C-45H

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Nov 1, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (minor damage, Mar 1991)No ADs since 1998 matched4 service difficulty reports

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Gallatin, TN
owner city / state
Engine
331SER 705HP · 705 hp
Airesearch
Owners
1
since 2006
NTSB events
1
minor, 1991
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
4
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026
Last registered owner
Dixie Aviation Enterprises LLC
Owner type
Corporation
City, state
Gallatin, TN
Certificate issued
Mar 7, 2006
Canceled
Nov 1, 2013
Airworthiness
Limited

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Beechcraft
Model
C-45H
Year
1954
Serial number
AF-764
Aircraft type
Fixed wing multi engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
10
Engines
2
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A4AE96

Engine

Make and model
Airesearch 331ser 705hp
Type
Turbo-prop
Power
705 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2006 – 2013Dixie Aviation Enterprises LLCGallatin, TN

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Incident · minor damage

Mar 18, 1991 · Shageluk, AK

THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PIC'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY DETERMINE THE REQUIRED WIDTH OF RUNWAY NEEDED BY THEIR AIRPLANE AND INADEQUATE SNOW REMOVAL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SNOW BERM AND THE COPILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF RUNWAY WIDTH.

Damage
Minor
Injuries
None
Report
ANC91IA037

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC91IA037)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (4)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Engine · engine · failedSep 24, 1999

    DURING THE TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL APPROACH, THE RT ENGINE FLAMED OUT. THE PILOT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE ENGINE INLET DE-ICE VALVE CANNON PLUG LOOSE ALLOWING ICE ACCUMULATION THAT EVENTUALLY WAS INGESTED RESULTING IN THE FLAMEOUT. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Landing gear · relay · failedNov 12, 1998

    ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, PILOT SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN, BUT THE GEAR REMAINED IN THE UP POSITION. PILOT ALSO REPORTED A SMELL LIKE 'ELECTRICAL SMOKE'. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PUT ACFT ON JACKS AND PERFORMED A RETRACTION TEST, AND THE GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE GEAR DOWN POSITION…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
  • Air conditioning and pressurization · plenum assembly · crackedOct 23, 1998

    DURING A FUEL NOZZLE TIME CHANGE, FOUND A ONE INCH CRACK IN THE PLENUM BETWEEN THE BLEEED AIR BOSS AND P2 BOSS. THIS IS AN AREA WHERE THE WELDS FOR THE TWO BOSSES TOUCH AT THEIR OUTER EDGES, AND THIS IS WHERE THE CRACK OCCURRED. THE CRACKS EXTEND .1250 INCH PAST THE WELDED AREA BOTH FORE AND AFT.…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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  • Stabilizers · elevator · fabric failedSep 1, 1996

    ELEVATOR FABRIC FAILED IN-FLIGHT CAUSING SEVERE CONTROL SURFACE FLUTTER. DAMAGE TO ELEVATOR ATTACH POINT HINGE. LEFT ELEVATOR TRIM ACTUATOR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. FABRIC WAS VERY OLD AND HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS. REMOVED ELEVATOR AND REPLACED WITH METALLIZED ELEVATOR PER HAMILTON AVIATION CO. STC NR…

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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