# N5097M: 1978 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2013-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2013
- 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-2031
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 19, 1978
- Certificate issued: March 12, 1983
- Last registry action: July 17, 2007
- Mode S code: A65EB8
- Owner when cancelled: [Delta Squadron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20SQUADRON%20INC)
- Location: [Atlantic Highlands, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Atlantic%20Highlands)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4024° N, 74.0363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07716, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5097M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5097M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5097M-2013-03-21

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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

## 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.

- [Incident 19810419017629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810419017629I), Apr 19, 1981: Beech 23BEECH (N5097M), Trenton, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot landed hard, bounced and ran off the runway.

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