N9562Z is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech C-45H built in 1951. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 25, 2008. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Beech C-45H cancelled August 25, 2008
- Serial number
- AF-12
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Turboprop
- Year built
- 1951
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 21, 2005
- Last FAA action
- November 21, 2005
- Last owner
- American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum (Corporation)
Midland, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N9562Z
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech C-45H · serial AF-12
The instructor pilot's improper preflight in that he failed to close the rocker box recovery system drain valves, resulting in a total loss of lubricating oil and subsequent oil starvation to both engines. A contributing factor was the trees.
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