# N2372L: 1963 Beech 23, registration cancelled 2012-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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-214
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1963
- Certificate issued: July 29, 1997
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A2252A
- Owners when cancelled: [Gill Ernest R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GILL%20ERNEST%20R), [Porter William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PORTER%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Petersburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Petersburg)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.1364° N, 77.3932° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23805, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2372L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2372L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2372L-2012-09-04

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 IAD97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA116), Aug 31, 1997: Beech Musketeer 23 (N2372L), Wauseon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's fuel mismanagement by his failure to switch fuel tank positions, which resulted in the fuel starvation and the loss of engine power.

## 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 19970830030439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970830030439A), Aug 30, 1997: Beech 23BEECH (N2372L), Wauseon, OH, Substantial damage. Lost power on final. Landed short of runway in a bean field. Cause power loss not addressed. (-23) pilot was making his approach on final & engine quit at…

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