# N45BW: 1975 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2012-11-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 9, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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-1664
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1975
- Last registry action: August 12, 1982
- Mode S code: A56FF1
- Location: [Birmingham, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Birmingham)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4566° N, 86.8683° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35211, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45BW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45BW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45BW-2012-11-09

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 FTW82DA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA365), Sep 6, 1982: Beech 23 (N45BW), Fort Worth, TX, 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 19820906043919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820906043919A), Sep 6, 1982: Beech 23BEECH (N45BW), Ft Worth, TX, Destroyed. Unable to attain or sustain climb speed after takeoff on short strip. Settled into trees. Over gross and hot day.

## Other aircraft with N45BW

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45BW): Barrys Plane CCX-2300, S/N CCX-2300-0019, built 2020

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