# N23968: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: October 16, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23968
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23968

## Aircraft that carried N23968

- [Cancelled 2012-10-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23968-2012-10-16): Beech C23, S/N M-1906, built 1976. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Royston James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROYSTON%20JAMES%20M), [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)

## NTSB investigations on N23968 (1)

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 NYC84FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA117), Mar 24, 1984: Beech C23 (N23968), Champion, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N23968 (2)

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 19840324076199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840324076199A), Mar 24, 1984: Beech C23 (N23968), Champion, PA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Unable to climb after liftoff from slushy runway. Aircraft overgross. Struck trees and burned on impact.
- [Incident 19790302010629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302010629I), Mar 2, 1979: Beech 23BEECH (N23968), West Mifflin, PA, Minor damage. Pilot allowed wing tip to strike parked truck while taxiing.

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