# N23AS: 1977 Faulkner-Swango M.S.-1, registration cancelled 1980-12-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 24, 1980
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Faulkner-Swango M.S.-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/faulkner-swango-m-s-1) (registry code 0565372)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1977
- Mode S code: A20638
- Owner when cancelled: [Swango Art H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWANGO%20ART%20H)
- Location: [Wabash, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Wabash)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7845° N, 85.8305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46992, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23AS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23AS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23AS-1980-12-24

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 Faulkner-Swango M.S.-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/faulkner-swango-m-s-1.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 CHI80FET21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FET21), Jul 20, 1980: Faulkner MS-1 (N23AS), Ft Wayne, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19800720026649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800720026649A), Jul 20, 1980: Amtr MSI (N23AS), Ft Wayne, IN, Destroyed. Aircraft wing structure failed during aerobatic demonstration at airshow.

## Other aircraft with N23AS

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23AS): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-3094

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