# N48DB: 1970 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2014-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2014
- 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-1292
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility, acrobatic
- Airworthiness date: April 23, 1970
- Certificate issued: December 2, 2003
- Last registry action: November 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A5E68D
- Owners when cancelled: [Wilchman Billy E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILCHMAN%20BILLY%20E), [Wilchman Charlotte T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILCHMAN%20CHARLOTTE%20T)
- Location: [Cleveland, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Cleveland)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4271° N, 92.6759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72030, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48DB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48DB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48DB-2014-10-14

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 FTW04LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA183), Jul 14, 2004: Beech C23 (N48DB), Morrilton, AR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation to assure adequate takeoff performance to clear obstacles.

## 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 20040714017819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040714017819A), Jul 14, 2004: Beech C23 (N48DB), Springfield, AR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On July 14, 2004, at 0900 central daylight time, a Beechcraft BE-23-C23 single-engine aircraft, N48DB, was destroyed after initial collision with wires…

## Other aircraft with N48DB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48DB): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 10235, built 2024

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