# N233GB: 1957 Beech U-8D, registration cancelled 2013-02-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 11, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech U-8D](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-u-8d) (registry code 1152515)
- Engine: [Lycoming GSO&IGSO-480 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-gso-igso-480-series) (registry code 41529)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-284](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-284) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 57-3084
- Year built: 1957
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development
- Airworthiness date: April 15, 1987
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1998
- Last registry action: November 2, 2004
- Mode S code: A2143D
- Owner when cancelled: [Blue Skys Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUE%20SKYS%20INC)
- Location: [Gillette, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Gillette)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.2726° N, 105.4989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N233GB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=233GB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N233GB-2013-02-11

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 U-8D: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-u-8d.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19890422021459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890422021459I), Apr 22, 1989: Beech U8D (N233GB), Raeford, NC, 1 fatal. Main chute became tangled after deployment. Activated reserve before cutting main chute.

## Other aircraft with N233GB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N233GB): Schweizer SGS 2-33B, S/N 60

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