# N2300Q: 1963 Beech 23, registration cancelled 2020-05-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 8, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- Airframe: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-371
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: December 1, 1970
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A20AE7
- Owners when cancelled: [Dowdy John L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWDY%20JOHN%20L%20JR), [Dowdy Trucking Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWDY%20TRUCKING%20CO)
- Location: [Danville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Danville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.5895° N, 79.5155° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24541, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2300Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2300Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2300Q-2020-05-08

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 23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23.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 UNK64X3359](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3359), Aug 13, 1964: Beechcraft M23 (N2300Q), Little Rock, AR, destroyed

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