# N2389L: Beech 23, registration cancelled 1991-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M234
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 26, 1988
- Last registry action: April 27, 1988
- Mode S code: A229D6
- Owners when cancelled: [Schmidt Michael G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20MICHAEL%20G), [Schmidt Victoria L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHMIDT%20VICTORIA%20L)
- Location: [Grandville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Grandville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8786° N, 85.7682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49418, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2389L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2389L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2389L-1991-10-28

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI91LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA275), Aug 28, 1991: Beech B23 (N2389L), Jenison, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO PERFORM REMEDIAL ACTION DURING FUEL SYSTEM CARBURETOR ICING.

## 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 19910828037239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828037239A), Aug 28, 1991: Beech 23BEECH (N2389L), Jenison, MI, Substantial damage. Engine quit on climbout. Crash landed off end of runway. No engine defects. Carburetor icing conditions existed.

## Other aircraft with N2389L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2389L): Cessna T206H, S/N T20608255, built 2000

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