# N243M: 1965 Aero Commander 200D, registration cancelled 2012-10-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 200D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-200d) (registry code 0140312)
- Engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A18](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A18), [TCDS E5CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E5CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 295
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 7, 1965
- Certificate issued: August 27, 1973
- Last registry action: February 11, 2002
- Mode S code: A23C37
- Owners when cancelled: [Neasham Richard D DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEASHAM%20RICHARD%20D%20DBA), [Aero Enterprises](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20ENTERPRISES)
- 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/N243M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=243M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243M-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 Aero Commander 200D: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-200d.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 LAX03LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA139), Apr 21, 2003: Aero Commander 200D (N243M), Corona De Tucso, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from obstructions while performing low level passes. The pilot's physical impairment due to a high blood alcohol level was also causal.
- [NTSB CHI70DBJ18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DBJ18), Mar 29, 1970: Aero Comdr 200-D (N243M), East Jordan, MI, substantial damage

## 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 20030422009099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030422009099A), Apr 22, 2003: Propjt 200D (N243M), Corona E Tucson, AZ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Witness statements indicated that a yellow low wing aircraft made several low passes of construction site near sycamore elementary school. On last low…

## Other aircraft with N243M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N243M): Mooney M20J, S/N 24-1293, built 1982
- [Cancelled 1940-07-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243M-1940-07-06): Kreutzer K-5, S/N 110, built 1929. Owner: [Lewiston Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEWISTON%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Lewiston, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Lewiston)

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