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N486JBBeechcraft C-45H

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 19, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 5, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB incident (minor damage, Oct 1997)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
Lafayette, IN
owner city / state
Owners
1
on record
NTSB events
1
minor, 1997
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 19, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Lafayette, IN
Canceled
Aug 5, 2013
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Feb 10, 1961

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
Serial number
AF-858
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
A5FFAD

Engine

Type
Turbo-prop

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. until 2013Individual ownerLafayette, IN

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 19, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Incident · minor damage

Oct 9, 1997 · Orlando, FL

the failure of the landing gear chain from the main landing gear torque shaft to the nose gear box coming off the sprocket, causing the landing gear to be out of sequence between the main gear and the nose gear.

Damage
Minor
Injuries
None
Report
MIA98IA006

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for MIA98IA006)

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 (1)

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.

  • Landing gear · sprocket · failedOct 10, 1997

    LANDING GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND UPON LANDING AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL DUE TO THE POSITION OF ACFT. AFTER REMOVAL FROM THE RUNWAY, A DETERMINATION OF CAUSE IS NOT POSSIBLE.

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

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 19, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 19, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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