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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8974A

N8974A is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech C35 built in 1951. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 18, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Beech C35 cancelled June 18, 2013

Serial number
D-2728
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1951
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 12, 1975
Last FAA action
October 20, 2009
Last owner
Howard John B (Individual)
Sunnyvale, CA
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N8974A

CEN10FA458Accident on August 4, 2010 at Rollinsville, CO: fatal, substantial damage (3 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech C35 · serial D-2728

A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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