# N2322W: 1965 Beech A23A, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208)
- Engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS E3CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-921
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 1, 1965
- Certificate issued: August 4, 2003
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A212A1
- Owners when cancelled: [Merrifield Thomas C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRIFIELD%20THOMAS%20C), [Roehrs Kenneth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROEHRS%20KENNETH)
- Location: [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8646° N, 118.1806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 90805, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2322W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2322W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2322W-2012-10-16

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 A23A: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a.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 CHI70D0177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0177), Jul 11, 1969: Beech A23A (N2322W), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC66D0524](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0524), Feb 7, 1966: Beechcraft A-23 (N2322W), Colts Neck, NY, substantial damage

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