# N2303W: Beech A23A, registration cancelled 1974-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M904
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 28, 1973
- Mode S code: A20B56
- Owner when cancelled: [Lunsford Carl](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUNSFORD%20CARL)
- Location: [Antioch, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Antioch)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4671° N, 88.0943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60002, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2303W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2303W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2303W-1974-02-26

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 A23A: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a.md

## NTSB investigations (3)

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 CHI74AC054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74AC054), Dec 28, 1973: Beech A23A (N2303W), Cabery, IL, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB DEN68D0006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN68D0006), Jun 4, 1967: Beech A23A (N2303W), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN67F0123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67F0123), Oct 26, 1966: Beech A23 (N2303W), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage

## 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 19731228041789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731228041789A), Dec 28, 1973: Beech A23A (N2303W), Cabery, IL, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into snowstorm. Wsfo fcst nw ill occ cig blo 1000FT 3MI snow.AIRMET e IFR n ill.

## Other aircraft with N2303W

- [Cancelled 2007-09-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2303W-2007-09-17): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281400, built 2007. Exported to China. Owner: [Aircraft Packaging And Shipping LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRCRAFT%20PACKAGING%20AND%20SHIPPING%20LLC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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