# N2385J: 1963 Beech 23, registration cancelled 2018-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2018
- 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-347
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 1963
- Certificate issued: May 2, 1968
- Last registry action: April 24, 2014
- Mode S code: A22948
- Owner when cancelled: [Murphy Michael J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20MICHAEL%20J)
- Location: [Austin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Austin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2385J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2385J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2385J-2018-03-23

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 FTW71FRA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRA04), Jul 3, 1970: Beech 23 (N2385J), Eagle Lake, TX, substantial damage

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