# N24697: 1973 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2002-04-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 15, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1424
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 26, 2000
- Last registry action: July 26, 2000
- Mode S code: A249FC
- Owner when cancelled: [Dampier James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAMPIER%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [Leesburg, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Leesburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.7361° N, 84.1482° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31763, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24697
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24697
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N24697-2002-04-15

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 C23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23.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 MIA02LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA013), Oct 28, 2001: Beech C23 (N24697), Athens, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the ailment of the airplane on the active runway, inadvertently taking off from a parallel taxiway, and subsequently departing the hard surface into a 40 foot drop off. A factor…

## 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 20011028030909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011028030909A), Oct 28, 2001: Beech C23 (N24697), Athens, GA, No damage. (-23) The pilot-in-command (PIC) was cleared to the hold short point prior to getting clearance to takeoff from runway 27. After getting clearance for takeoff,…

## Other aircraft with N24697

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24697): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10068, built 2005

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