# N2398L: 1963 Beech 23, registration cancelled 2012-08-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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-243
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1963
- Last registry action: June 4, 2002
- Mode S code: A22D6A
- Location: [Independence, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Independence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1158° N, 94.4106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64050, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2398L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2398L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2398L-2012-08-14

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 FTW96LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA245), Jun 11, 1996: Beech 23 (N2398L), Weiner, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: an improper flare by the pilot, which resulted 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 19960611013239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960611013239A), Jun 11, 1996: Beech 23BEECH (N2398L), Werner, AR, Substantial damage. During landing, left main gear broke, nose wheel collapsed, prop hit the runway. (-23) the aircraft was on approach to runway 19 at Sally Wofford Airport in…

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