# N246SA: 1963 Beech 23, registration cancelled 2013-07-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 15, 2013
- 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-273
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 1, 1963
- Last registry action: June 23, 2006
- Mode S code: A247DA
- Location: [Santa Barbara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Barbara)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4193° N, 119.7080° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93101, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246SA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=246SA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N246SA-2013-07-15

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 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 FTW67F0142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0142), Aug 13, 1966: Beech 23 (N246SA), Kingdom Lake, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N246SA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246SA): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 40 NG, S/N 40.NC183, built 2022

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