# N8869M: 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: February 27, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8869M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8869M

## Aircraft that carried N8869M

- [Cancelled 2002-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8869M-2002-02-27): Beech A23, S/N M-611, built 1964. Owner: [Gilbert Dennis J T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILBERT%20DENNIS%20J%20T), [Blairsville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Blairsville)

## NTSB investigations on N8869M (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 MIA01FA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA223), Aug 19, 2001: Beech A23 (N8869M), Blairsville, GA, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall an subsequent in-flight collision with trees then the ground during the uncontrolled descent.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8869M (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 20010819023979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010819023979A), Aug 19, 2001: Beech A23 (N8869M), Blairsville, GA, No damage. (-23) Pilot loaded aircraft with himself and 2 passengers, full load of fuel, after takeoff at climb, aircraft impacted trees at an approximate altitude of 40…

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