# N1404L: 1965 Beech A23, registration cancelled 2012-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204)
- Engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS E3CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-793
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 24, 1965
- Certificate issued: May 22, 1984
- Last registry action: October 6, 1990
- Mode S code: A0A59F
- Owners when cancelled: [Cerra Frank W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CERRA%20FRANK%20W%20JR), [Varriale Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VARRIALE%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Old Bridge, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Old%20Bridge)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3928° N, 74.3304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08857, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1404L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1404L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1404L-2012-06-27

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Beech A23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23.md

## NTSB investigations (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 NYC84LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA183), May 23, 1984: Beech A23 (N1404L), Matawan, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0106), Jul 15, 1966: Beech 23 (N1404L), East Haddam, CT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19840523018409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840523018409A), May 23, 1984: Beech A23 (N1404L), Matawan, NJ, Substantial damage. Landed long on a night landing. Unable to stop. Ran off the runway into bushes.

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