# N1461L: Beech A23, registration cancelled 1994-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M856
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 9, 1986
- Last registry action: May 20, 1989
- Mode S code: A0BB80
- Owner when cancelled: [Sanford Dale R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANFORD%20DALE%20R)
- Location: [Laurel, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Laurel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6438° N, 108.7325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59044, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1461L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1461L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1461L-1994-07-23

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 LAX88FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88FA114), Feb 20, 1988: Beech A23 (N1461L), Big Bear City, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB MIA69F0041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0041), Jun 29, 1968: Beech A23 (N1461L), Knoxville, TN, 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 19880220004369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880220004369A), Feb 20, 1988: Beech A23 (N1461L), Big Bear City, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Buzzed a lodge. On second pass, pulled up into stall spin and recovered too late. Collided with ground and burned.

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