# N18873: 1977 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2022-05-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 7, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1959
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 1977
- Certificate issued: January 10, 2019
- Last registry action: January 10, 2019
- Mode S code: A161CD
- Owner when cancelled: [Klemme Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLEMME%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Davenport, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Davenport)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 41.5210° N, 90.5748° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18873
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18873
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18873-2022-05-07

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 C23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN20CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA253), Jun 27, 2020: Beech 23 (N18873), Davenport, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly configure the airplane for takeoff, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and subsequent impact with…

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20200627005819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200627005819A), Jun 27, 2020: Beech C23 (N18873), Davenport, IA, Substantial damage. Runway 03, immediately after take-off rotation, the aircraft pitched nose up and the right wing dropped, rolling the aircraft to the right into a nose down…
- [Incident 19790128002919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128002919I), Jan 28, 1979: Beech B24R (N18873), Hutchinson, KS, Minor damage. Pilot landed on wrong runway not cleared of snow. Was cautioned by tower. Hit snow during attempt to go around.

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