# N3697Q: Beech A23-24, registration cancelled 1992-01-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 30, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MA280
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 7, 1988
- Last registry action: December 21, 1991
- Mode S code: A43117
- Owner when cancelled: [Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNCOAST%20SEABIRD%20SANCTUARY%20INC)
- Location: [Dunedin, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Dunedin)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0381° N, 82.7948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dunedin, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3697Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3697Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3697Q-1992-01-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 A23-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24.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 MIA89FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89FA078), Feb 4, 1989: Beech A23-24 (N3697Q), Clearwater, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: FUEL STARVATION DUE TO THE CFI DEPLETING THE FUEL SUPPLY FROM ONE OF TWO TANKS AND FAILING TO SELECT THE FULLEST TANK FOR LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CFI'S IMPROPER DECISION TO TURN…

## 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 19890204015839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890204015839A), Feb 4, 1989: Beech A2324 (N3697Q), Clearwater, FL, Destroyed. Left selected fuel tank ran out during go around from a blocked runway. Tried to return,hit fence and stacked pipes

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