# N1955L: Beech C23, registration cancelled 1980-12-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 24, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1807
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 8, 1977
- Last registry action: December 29, 1980
- Mode S code: A17DD0
- Owner when cancelled: [Cochran Martin K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COCHRAN%20MARTIN%20K)
- Location: [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4951° N, 86.8082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35205, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1955L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1955L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1955L-1980-12-24

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 MIA79FA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA091), Jun 1, 1979: Beech C23 (N1955L), Tuscaloosa, AL, destroyed, 3 fatal

## 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 19790601032869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790601032869A), Jun 1, 1979: Beech C23 (N1955L), Tuscaloosa, AL, Destroyed. Acft was seen to dive into trees off end of runway. Factors,dark night, no ground lights,student and instructor.

## Other aircraft with N1955L

- [Cancelled 2021-10-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1955L-2021-10-18): Raytheon 400A, S/N RK-416, built 2005. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Forte Aviation Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORTE%20AVIATION%20PARTS%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

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