# N5147M: Beech C23, registration cancelled 1993-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M2035
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 18, 1990
- Last registry action: May 19, 1993
- Mode S code: A673A4
- Owners when cancelled: [Winchester John L DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINCHESTER%20JOHN%20L%20DBA), [Winchester Company Of Tennessee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINCHESTER%20COMPANY%20OF%20TENNESSEE)
- Location: [Old Hickory, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Old%20Hickory)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2377° N, 86.6070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37138, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5147M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5147M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5147M-1993-06-16

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

## 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 ATL91LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA027), Dec 8, 1990: Beech 23C (N5147M), Dunlap, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE CARBURETOR HEAT PROPERLY, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE, FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. FACTORS TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE CARBURETOR ICING…

## 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 19901208053259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901208053259A), Dec 8, 1990: Beech C23 (N5147M), Dunlap, TN, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route. Crash landed in gravel pit. No engine defects. Conditions good for carburetor icing.

## Other aircraft with N5147M

- [Cancelled 2018-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5147M-2018-01-17): Galaxy Balloons GALAXY 11, S/N GLX-10211, built 1997. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Mars Leasing Company Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARS%20LEASING%20COMPANY%20INC), [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- [Cancelled 1950-04-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5147M-1950-04-27): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 10447, built 1946. Owner: [Brinkman Clair](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRINKMAN%20CLAIR), [Chinook, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Chinook)

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