# N453D: 1968 Beech A23-24, registration cancelled 2013-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226)
- Engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MA299
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1995
- Certificate issued: August 11, 1995
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A57D8C
- Owner when cancelled: [Edwards Leroy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDWARDS%20LEROY)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7376° N, 75.6671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19808, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N453D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=453D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N453D-2013-11-07

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 A23-24: 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 NYC98FA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98FA180), Sep 7, 1998: Beech A23-24 (N453D), Shunk, PA, destroyed, 5 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's attempted flight into known adverse weather conditions, his failure to maintain control of the aircraft, and his exceeding the airframe design limits resulting in separation of…

## 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 19980907040059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980907040059A), Sep 7, 1998: Beech A2324 (N453D), Shunk, PA, Destroyed, 5 fatal. (-23) On September 7, 1998, about 1700 eastern daylight time, a Beech A23-24 musketeer, N453D, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near Shunk, Pennsylvania.…

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