# N2379L: 1963 Beech 23, registration cancelled 2017-03-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 10, 2017
- 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-219
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 13, 1963
- Certificate issued: April 23, 1997
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A2261F
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Loyd H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20LOYD%20H)
- Location: [Palatka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Palatka)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.6977° N, 81.7032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32177, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2379L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2379L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2379L-2017-03-10

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 ATL97LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA038), Feb 3, 1997: Beech 23 (N2379L), Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the nose gear for undetermined reason(s).

## 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 19970203002319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970203002319A), Feb 3, 1997: Beech 23 (N2379L), Palatka, FL, Substantial damage. (.4)While on a local flight, the pilot of Beech 23, N2379L, did a number of touch-and-go landings. On his final landing, he heard the pilot of another aircraft…

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