# N2351Z: 1962 Beech 23, registration cancelled 2002-10-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 11, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-66
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1962
- Certificate issued: September 23, 1998
- Last registry action: December 9, 2000
- Mode S code: A21DA6
- Owner when cancelled: [Butler Benjamin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUTLER%20BENJAMIN)
- Location: [Fredericksburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Fredericksburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2115° N, 77.4525° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 22408, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2351Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2351Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2351Z-2002-10-11

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 NYC02FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02FA098), May 19, 2002: Beech 23 (N2351Z), King George, VA, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to perform low passes; and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in a stall and collision with trees.

## 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 20020519017689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020519017689A), May 19, 2002: Beech 23 (N2351Z), Kinggeorge, VA, No damage, 3 fatal. (-23) On may 19, 2002, N2351Z, a Beechcraft BE-23-23 aircraft departed shannon airport in fredericksburg, Virginia at or about 10:00 am. The aircraft flew east…

## Other aircraft with N2351Z

- [Cancelled 2011-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2351Z-2011-10-21): Cessna 182T, S/N 18281708, built 2005. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Aerotrade International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROTRADE%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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