# N23972: Beech C24R, registration cancelled 1992-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech C24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r) (registry code 1151254)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MC468
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 20, 1988
- Last registry action: December 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A22D57
- Owner when cancelled: [Hodes Barton](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HODES%20BARTON)
- Location: [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3131° N, 110.9220° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85718, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23972
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23972
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23972-1992-02-26

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 C24R: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c24r.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 LAX89LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA142), Apr 1, 1989: Beech C24R (N23972), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT MISJUDGED THE LANDING. THE PILOT BEGAN HIS FLARE TOO HIGH ABOVE THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

## 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 19890401005119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890401005119A), Apr 1, 1989: Beech C24R (N23972), Tucson, AZ, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high for landing. Bounced, came down hard collapsing nose and left main gears.

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