# N24678: 1973 Beech B24R, registration cancelled 1979-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 1979
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech B24R](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r) (registry code 1151253)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MC-156
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 15, 1979
- Mode S code: A249B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Sudouest Import Sales Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUDOUEST%20IMPORT%20SALES%20CORP)
- Location: St Thomas, VI, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24678
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24678
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24678-1979-09-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 B24R: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b24r.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 MIA79FKA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKA11), Aug 9, 1979: Beech B24R (N24678), Arecibo, PR, destroyed

## 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 19790809025139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809025139A), Aug 9, 1979: Beech B24R (N24678), Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. Fuel selector jammed between tanks. Handle came off. Engine stopped short of airport on final approach.

## Other aircraft with N24678

- [Cancelled 1968-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24678-1968-10-04): Piper J3F-50, S/N 3346. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Blume Albert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUME%20ALBERT%20A), [White Bear Lake, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/White%20Bear%20Lake)

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