# N1997L: 1976 Beech B24R, registration cancelled 2019-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Beech B24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (registry code 1151253)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MC-430
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 18, 1976
- Last registry action: March 5, 2019
- Mode S code: A18CF2
- Location: [Middletown, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Middletown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5569° N, 84.4202° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45042, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1997L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1997L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1997L-2019-04-17

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 B24R: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r.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 NYC87LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87LA243), Jul 16, 1987: Beech C24R (N1997L), Danbury, CT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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.

- [Incident 20180728018189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180728018189I), Jul 28, 2018: Beech B24R (N1997L), Lititz, PA, Minor damage. PIC was landing at lns and stated that he flared too high just prior to touchdown, bounced off of the runway and started porpoising. After bouncing on the…
- [Incident 20010928027959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010928027959I), Sep 28, 2001: Beech B24R (N1997L), Wilkes Barre Sc, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot with his instructor were on a downwind leg to land runway 4 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton international airport (avp). Student pilot and flight…
- [Accident 19870715082559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870715082559A), Jul 15, 1987: Beech B24R (N1997L), Danbury, CT, Substantial damage. A deer darted in front of the landing aircraft and was struck by the left wing.

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