# N3517R: 1965 Beech A23, registration cancelled 2012-04-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 23, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204)
- Engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS E3CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-672
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 9, 1965
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A3EBE1
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3517R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3517R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3517R-2012-04-23

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 A23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23.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 MIA67A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67A0023), Aug 12, 1966: Beech A23 (N3517R), North Atlantic (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 3 fatal
- [NTSB DEN67D0078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0078), Jul 29, 1966: Beech A23 (N3517R), Evanston, WY, substantial damage

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