# N3542R: 1965 Beech A23, registration cancelled 2015-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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-710
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 17, 1965
- Last registry action: May 28, 2014
- Mode S code: A3F657
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3542R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3542R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3542R-2015-05-12

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2013FA0000368](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013FA0000368), Jun 25, 2013: PIN. MISSING. DURING AN INSPECTION OF THE FUEL SELECTOR VALVE, WHEN REMOVING THE SELECTOR HANDLE THERE SHOULD BE A ROLL PIN TO PREVENT THE CONTROL HANDLE FROM BEING REPLACED 

## 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 ERA13LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA285), Jun 13, 2013: Beech A23 (N3542R), Oxford, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure to comply with an airworthiness directive by maintenance personnel and incorrect reinstallation of the fuel selector handle by unknown personnel, which resulted in fuel starvation.

## 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 20130613010629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130613010629A), Jun 13, 2013: Beech A23 (N3542R), Oxford, NC, Substantial damage. This office arrived at the accident site at approximately 1330 hours to investigate N3452R. The aircraft landed in a wheat field tearing off the nose gear and…

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