Aircraft record

N873LB1969 Beechcraft D55

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Oct 22, 2001.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Sep 1996)6 ADs may apply

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Carrollton, TX; owner city / state
Engine: IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 1995
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1996
ADs may apply: 6; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Gta Investments INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Carrollton, TX
Certificate issued: Sep 12, 1995
Canceled: Oct 22, 2001
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal
Airworthiness date: Apr 10, 1969

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: D55
Year: 1969
Serial number: TE-711
Aircraft type: Fixed wing multi engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 6
Engines: 2
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: AC0277

Engine

Make and model: Cont Motor Io 520 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 285 hp

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

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1995 – 2001Gta Investments INCCarrollton, TX

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Sep 5, 1996 · Corsicana, TX

The pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed which resulted in the loss of control. Factors were the bent collar of the left main fuel tank refueling neck which resulted in fuel siphoning from the tank in flight, the pilot's failure to follow procedures to cross feed fuel from the right main tank to the left engine which led to left engine power loss by fuel starvation, the pilot's…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: FTW96FA373

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for FTW96FA373)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (6)

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.

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
2011-27-04	Hawker Beechcraft Corporation Airplanes Equipped With a Certain Supplemental Type…	Dec 29, 2011	Airframe (D55)Only with: Equipped with STC SA1762SO (Foxstar modification).
2009-16-03	Teledyne Continental Motors (TCM) IO-520, TSIO-520, and IO-550 Series Reciprocating…	Sep 9, 2009	Engine (IO 520 SERIES)Only with: SAP investment cast cylinder assemblies P/Ns SA52000-A1, SA52000-A20P, SA52000-A21P, SA52000-A22P, SA52000-A23P, SA55000-A1, or SA55000-A20P installed.
2008-13-17	Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (Type Certificates No. 3A15, No. 3A16, No. A23CE, and No.…	Aug 6, 2008	Airframe (D55)Certain serial numbers: F33 CD-1235–CD-1304; G33 CD-1235–CD-1304; F33A CE-290–CE-1791; F33C CJ-26–CJ-179; V35B D-9069–D-10403; A36 E-185–E-3629; …. Only with: Circuit breaker toggle switch P/N 35-380132-1 through 35-380132-53 installed.
2000-18-02	Raytheon Aircraft Company Models A65, A65-8200, 65-B80, 70, 95-A55, 95-B55, 95-C55, D55…	Sep 22, 2000	Airframe (D55)Certain serial numbers: A65 LC-265–LC-272; A65 LC-325–LC-335; A65-8200 LC-273–LC-324; 65-B80 LD-349–LD-511; 70 LB-1–LB-35; 95-A55 TC-191–TC-349; …
99-05-13	Raytheon Aircraft Company 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35, 36/A36, A36TC/B36TC, 45, 50, 55…	Apr 19, 1999	Airframe (D55)Certain serial numbers: F33A CE-290–CE-1791; E33C CJ-26–CJ-179; F33C CJ-26–CJ-179; A36 E-185–E-3046; B36TC EA-242–EA-591; 58 TH-1–TH-1798

Show all 6 ADs

AD	Subject	Effective	Applies to
97-14-15	Raytheon Aircraft Company (Formerly Known as Beech Aircraft Corporation) Models E33…	Sep 2, 1997	Airframe (D55)

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

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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