# AD 74-23-09: Inflight Situations

- Type: Airworthiness directive
- Status: Current
- Products: Textron 19A, 23, A23-19, B23 and M19A
- Effective: November 14, 1974
- Superseded by: Nothing supersedes this AD
- Product type: Aircraft, Small airplane
- Amendment: 39-2006
- Registered aircraft: 322 may be affected, by airframe or engine model (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA DRS: https://drs.faa.gov/browse/excelExternalWindow/A5281604D31BB6D486256A08006E85EB.0001
- DRS record last changed: January 21, 2026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-23-09

## The airworthiness directive

74-23-09 BEECH: Amendment 39-2006. Applies to those Model 23 (Serial Numbers M- 1, M-2, M-4 through M-554), Model A23-19 (Serial Numbers MB-1 through MB-288), Model 19A (Serial Number MB-289 through MB-460), Model M19A (Serial Numbers MB-461 through MB-480), and Model B23 (Serial Numbers M-1095 through M-1284) airplanes which were originally approved in the Acrobatic Category and intentional spins in the Utility and Acrobatic Categories.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless already accomplished.

To prevent inflight situations in which prompt spin recovery may not be assured, accomplish the following:

A) Effective immediately intentional spins in the Utility and Acrobatic Categories are prohibited.

B) Within the next 20 hours' time in service or ten (10) calendar days, whichever comes first, after the effective date of this AD, remove all placards pertaining to intentional spins and acrobatic flight and install in place thereof a placard to be conspicuouslylocated on the instrument panel which reads as follows:

"THIS AIRPLANE MUST BE OPERATED AS A NORMAL OR UTILITY CATEGORY AIRPLANE. INTENTIONAL SPINS ARE PROHIBITED. NO ACROBATIC MANEUVERS APPROVED EXCEPT: CHANDELLES, LAZY EIGHTS, STEEP TURNS, AND STALLS (EXCEPT WHIP STALLS)."

C) To reinstate the acrobatic category for those airplanes originally approved in the Acrobatic Category and intentional spins in Utility and Acrobatic Categories, install Beech spin improvement Kit No. 23-4007-1 or 23-4007-5 or subsequent revisions in accordance with instructions contained therein. Kit 23-4007-1 is applicable to the Models A23-19, 19A, M19A and B23 airplanes. Kit 23-4007-5 is applicable to the Model 23 serial numbers M1, M2, M4 thru M-554 airplanes. Any equivalent method must be approved by the Chief, Engineering and Manufacturing Branch, FAA, Central Region. Upon installation of the appropriate kit, the requirements of Paragraphs A and B of this AD are no longer applicable.NOTE: Kits from the manufacturer may not be available for some models until after December 15, 1974.

This amendment becomes effective November 14, 1974.

## Affected data sheets (1) (OpenAirDocs)

The type certificate data sheets whose models the AD names.

- [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE): Textron Aviation Inc.; names 5 of 14 models: M19A, A23-19, B23, 23, 19A

## Registered aircraft it may apply to (OpenAirDocs)

Matched by airframe and engine model; the AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- Aircraft: 322 (322 by airframe model, 0 by engine model)
- Makers: Beech 322

Models with the most aircraft:

- [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23): 147 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech A23-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19): 72 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech B23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23): 62 aircraft (airframe model)
- [Beech 19A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-19a): 41 aircraft (airframe model)

All 4 models: https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-23-09/models.md
Every aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/ad/74-23-09/aircraft.md

Its text cites no advisory circulars or STCs.

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