# N23043: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: July 14, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23043
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23043

## Aircraft that carried N23043

- [Cancelled 2000-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23043-2000-07-14): Air Tractor AT-301, S/N 301-0352. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Val Air Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAL%20AIR%20CO%20INC), [Brawley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Brawley)
- [Cancelled 1970-09-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23043-1970-09-02): Luscombe 8A, S/N 966. Owner: [Helton Homer H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HELTON%20HOMER%20H), [Mather A F Base, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Mather%20A%20F%20Base)

## NTSB investigations on N23043 (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX00LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA087), Feb 2, 2000: Air Tractor AT-301 (N23043), Brawley, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of the engine due to improper installation of the intake and exhaust push rods (components were switched) by unknown maintenance personnel.
- [NTSB OAK66F0045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK66F0045), Jun 18, 1965: Luscombe 8A (N23043), Tracy, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N23043 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20000202006369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000202006369A), Feb 2, 2000: Airtrc AT301 (N23043), Brawley, CA, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was applying sulpher dioxide powder to an alfafa field at an altitude of approximately 7 feet AGL when engine lost power and stopped running. Pilot…

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