# N3543R: 1965 Beech A23, registration cancelled 2005-07-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 25, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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-711
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1965
- Certificate issued: April 7, 1987
- Last registry action: June 21, 2005
- Mode S code: A3F67A
- Owners when cancelled: [Roush Evelyn A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROUSH%20EVELYN%20A), [Roush Benjamin F Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROUSH%20BENJAMIN%20F%20JR)
- Location: [Letart, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/Letart)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9211° N, 81.9615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25253, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3543R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3543R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3543R-2005-07-25

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 (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 BFO87LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO87LA035), May 9, 1987: Beech A23 (N3543R), Ravenswood, WV, 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 19870509018749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870509018749A), May 9, 1987: Beech A23 (N3543R), Ravenswood, WV, Destroyed. Clipped trees turning final. Hit nose first and cartwheeled. Aircraft was over gross weight.

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