# N1452L: 1965 Beech A23, registration cancelled 2012-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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-847
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 26, 1965
- Last registry action: June 30, 1998
- Mode S code: A0B7EC
- Location: [Christiansburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Christiansburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.1346° N, 80.4230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24073, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1452L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1452L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1452L-2012-08-01

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 (3)

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 NYC00LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA059), Dec 18, 1999: Beech BE-23 (N1452L), Blacksburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command's failure to recover from a bounced landing.
- [NTSB CHI70DGD11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DGD11), Jun 27, 1970: Beech A-23 (N1452L), Toledo, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI66D0597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0597), Mar 2, 1966: Beechcraft 23 (N1452L), Toledo, OH, 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 19991218040649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991218040649A), Dec 18, 1999: Beech A23 (N1452L), Blacksburg, VA, No damage. (-23) On December 18, 1999, at Virginia Tech (bcb) Blacksburg, Virginia, while approaching to land, the aircraft bounced 3 (three) times and then came down…

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