# N3555R: 1965 Beech A23, registration cancelled 2022-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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-729
- Year built: 1965
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 12, 1965
- Certificate issued: September 24, 2018
- Last registry action: September 24, 2018
- Mode S code: A3FA77
- Owners when cancelled: [Renfroe Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RENFROE%20CHARLES), [Renfroe Bridget](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RENFROE%20BRIDGET)
- Location: [Panama City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Panama%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1994° N, 85.6686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32405, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3555R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3555R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3555R-2022-01-08

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 ERA19TA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA276), Sep 10, 2019: Beech 23 (N3555R), Panama City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to an obstructed fuel vent, and the flight instructor's failure to ensure that the student did an adequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a forced landing.

## 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 20190910014579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190910014579A), Sep 10, 2019: Beech A23 (N3555R), Panama City, FL, Substantial damage. Flight was a 14 CFR 91 instructional flight when the accident occurred. Aircraft was on final when the student pilot tried to add power but the engine did not…

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