N5481D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech H35 built in 1957. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 11, 2010. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Beech H35 cancelled February 11, 2010
- Serial number
- D-4988
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1957
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 21, 2003
- Last FAA action
- April 24, 2007
- Last owner
- Bryant Hugh W (Individual)
Bradenton Beach, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N5481D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech H35 · serial D-4988
The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure and his failure to maintain the minimum descent altitude which resulted in collision with trees and terrain. Contributing to the accident were the night, instrument meteorological conditions.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site