# N4357W: 1974 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2012-11-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 21, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1575
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 23, 1974
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1978
- Last registry action: July 20, 1985
- Mode S code: A53913
- Owner when cancelled: [Pynchon James W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PYNCHON%20JAMES%20W)
- Location: [Woodland, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Woodland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7008° N, 121.8357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95695, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4357W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4357W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4357W-2012-11-21

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 C23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23.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 LAX82DA340](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA340), Sep 11, 1982: Beech C23 (N4357W), Bear Valley, CA, 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 19820911045229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820911045229A), Sep 11, 1982: Beech C23 (N4357W), Bear Valley, CA, Destroyed. Tried to land on short dirt strip downwind. Then tried a belated go-around. Struck trees, crashed and burned.

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