# N23968: 1976 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1906
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 28, 1976
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1982
- Last registry action: August 10, 1985
- Mode S code: A22D3A
- Owner when cancelled: [Royston James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROYSTON%20JAMES%20M)
- Location: [Pittsburgh, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Pittsburgh)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5379° N, 79.8794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 15238, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23968
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23968
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23968-2012-10-16

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 C23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23.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 NYC84FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84FA117), Mar 24, 1984: Beech C23 (N23968), Champion, PA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19840324076199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840324076199A), Mar 24, 1984: Beech C23 (N23968), Champion, PA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Unable to climb after liftoff from slushy runway. Aircraft overgross. Struck trees and burned on impact.
- [Incident 19790302010629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302010629I), Mar 2, 1979: Beech 23BEECH (N23968), West Mifflin, PA, Minor damage. Pilot allowed wing tip to strike parked truck while taxiing.

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