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N45DH

Beech D55

ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codesArkansas

N45DH is a Beech D55, a fixed-wing airplane with more than one motor with a piston engine, built in 1969. It has 6 seats. It is registered to Medic Choppers LLC, an LLC in Springdale, Arkansas. The registration is valid: it was issued on and expires on . It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated April 28, 1969.

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Aircraft

Maker
Beech
Model
D55 · all D55s and related versions
Built of
aluminium
The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. This is how the Beechcraft D55 family is built; the FAA does not record construction for each aircraft, and the type certificate data sheet is the authority for this one.
Serial number
TE-718
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engineFAA type of aircraft code 5 (the FAA's broad category for the airframe). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Power
Piston (reciprocating)FAA type of engine code 1 (what powers it, as the FAA classes engines). Every aircraft with this code · All codes, 2 motors · Cont Motor IO 520 SERIES · 285 hp
Seats
6
Year built
1969
Cruising speed
165 mph
Transponder code
A57016 (octal 51270026)

Registration

Status
Valid registrationFAA registration status code V (whether the registration certificate is in force). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Certificate issued
—
Expires
—
Last FAA action
May 11, 2026
Airworthiness
StandardFAA airworthiness class code 1 (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). Every aircraft with this code · All codes · NormalFAA certificate purpose code N (the kind of airworthiness certificate it flies under and what it is approved for). All codes · April 28, 1969
FAA region
SouthwesternFAA region code 2 (the FAA regional office that handles the record). All codes
FAA record id
00230692

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Medic Choppers LLC
Type
LLCFAA type of owner code 7 (who holds the registration: a person, a company, a trust or a government body). Every aircraft with this code · All codes
Address
1535 Powell St
Springdale, AR 72764-6853

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Earlier use of this number 2

2010-12-21Fisher Flying Products DAKOTA HAWK · exported to Canada · Sale reported
1993-03-03Warren-Thomas BD-5J · Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office

Connections how N45DH links to the rest of the register

Design
Engine
Owner
  • Medic Choppers LLC 30 aircraft in the fleet
  • Holds an FAA aircraft dealer certificate · valid to April 9, 2027
Place
Airworthiness

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Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear

The public federal record on N45DH, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.

CLEARRegistration and identity

Valid registration to Medic Choppers LLC, an LLC, certificate issued , expires date not given. No fractional interest recorded. [1]

CLEARAirworthiness certificate

Standard certificate for normal, dated April 28, 1969, consistent with the 1969 manufacture year. [1]

CLEARPrior registrations of this airframe

No earlier tail number is recorded against serial TE-718 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]

ATTENTIONTail number reuse

N45DH was previously assigned to 2 other aircraft: Fisher Flying Products DAKOTA HAWK (serial DH04, cancelled December 21, 2010); Warren-Thomas BD-5J (serial 13, cancelled March 3, 1993). Histories keyed to the tail number alone can mix aircraft up; this check keys on the serial number. [2]

NOTERecent registry documents

No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]

ATTENTIONAccident and incident record

1 NTSB record under N45DH: Accident on September 12, 1992 at Chico, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal). Details below. [4]

PENDINGTitle chain, liens and 337 forms

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PENDINGAirworthiness directives and utilization

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NTSB records 1

LAX92LA381Accident on September 12, 1992 at Chico, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).serial on NTSB record: 13B

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Warren-Thomas BD-5J · operated under 091

THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE AEROBATIC MANEUVER RECOVERY ALTITUDE.

Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB

CLEAR the source was checked and shows no adverse findingATTENTION a fact a buyer or lender should understand, often routineNOTE context onlyPENDING covered by the full report
  1. FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  2. FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  3. FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 23, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
  4. NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

This automated check reads the public federal record. Nothing here is a legal opinion, an appraisal or a statement about the aircraft's condition; a CLEAR line is a statement about the searched record, not the aircraft.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 23, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data