# N18961: Beech C23, registration cancelled 1998-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 30, 1997
- Last registry action: June 30, 1997
- Mode S code: A1655F
- Owners when cancelled: [Hagler Brian H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAGLER%20BRIAN%20H), [Hagler Barbara J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAGLER%20BARBARA%20J)
- Location: [Temecula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Temecula)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.5343° N, 117.1092° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92591, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18961
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=18961
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18961-1998-11-05

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 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 LAX98LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA248), Jul 26, 1998: Beech C23 (N18961), Avalon, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain an adequate airspeed during the landing, which resulted in a stall/mush and hard landing.

## 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 19980726017609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980726017609A), Jul 26, 1998: Beech C23 (N18961), Avalon, CA, Destroyed. On final to rwy 22 last 100 ft, acft dropped and hit hard, left main and nose wheel collapsed, acft pulled off to left side of rwy. (.4) on July 26, 1998, at…

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