# N234M: 1965 Cessna 320D, registration cancelled 2008-02-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 21, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Cessna 320D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d) (registry code 2074512)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A25), [TCDS E8CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E8CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 320D0069
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1977
- Last registry action: May 7, 1977
- Mode S code: A2186F
- Owner when cancelled: [South Central Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20CENTRAL%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Springfield, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Springfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=234M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234M-2008-02-21

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Cessna 320D: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320d.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 ANC78FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FA018), Feb 5, 1978: Cessna 320D (N234M), Wrangell, AK, destroyed, 5 fatal
- [NTSB CHI77FEE07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE07), Dec 7, 1976: Cessna 320 (N234M), Wheeling, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19780205042279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780205042279A), Feb 5, 1978: Cessna 320D (N234M), AK, Destroyed, 5 fatal
- [Accident 19761207041419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761207041419A), Dec 7, 1976: Cessna 320D (N234M), Wheeling, IL, Substantial damage. N7486Q(Cessna 182P) & N7898D(Piper PA22) both received substantial damage.

## Other aircraft with N234M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234M): Beech D95A, S/N TD-560, built 1963
- [Cancelled 1935-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234M-1935-05-15): Boeing 80-A1, S/N 1092. Owner: [United Air Lines Transport Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AIR%20LINES%20TRANSPORT%20CORP), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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