# N2331Q: 1963 Beech 23, registration cancelled 2017-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2017
- 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-397
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 11, 1967
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A2162F
- Owners when cancelled: [Bishop Virgil L  Co Ow](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BISHOP%20VIRGIL%20L%20%20CO%20OW), [Stiltner Earl R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STILTNER%20EARL%20R)
- Location: [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1507° N, 86.9598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37209, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2331Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2331Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2331Q-2017-10-28

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 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 MIA71AM028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71AM028), Sep 18, 1970: Beech 23 (N2331Q), Gates, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal

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