# N2120W: 1973 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2018-03-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- 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-1492
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1973
- Last registry action: January 25, 2018
- Mode S code: A1C35D
- Location: [Augusta, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Augusta)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3106° N, 69.7795° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Augusta, ME, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2120W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2120W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2120W-2018-03-08

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 C23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23.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 ERA17LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA325), Sep 14, 2017: Beech C23 (N2120W), Machias, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in applying carburetor heat, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.
- [NTSB IAD75AI011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI011), Sep 8, 1974: Beech C23 (N2120W), Norfolk, VA, no damage

## 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 20170914019369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170914019369A), Sep 14, 2017: Beech C23 (N2120W), Machias, ME, Substantial damage. Thursday morning , September 14, 2017, pilot prepared a cross country flight departing kaug to Kmvm, klrg and back to kaug. Pilot had gone over his flight plan…
- [Accident 19740908029449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908029449A), Sep 8, 1974: Beech C23 (N2120W), Norfolk, VA, 1 fatal. Enplaning passenger walked into propeller. Aircraft taxi light,strobe light,rotating beacon on.

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