# N5234M: 1978 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2013-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 2013
- 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-2015
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 24, 1978
- Last registry action: July 29, 2010
- Mode S code: A69703
- Location: [Burlington, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Burlington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5052° N, 73.2724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05408, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5234M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5234M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5234M-2013-05-10

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 ATL84LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA019), Oct 14, 1983: Beech B-23 (N5234M), Topping, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19900308011369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308011369I), Mar 8, 1990: Beech C23 (N5234M), Roanoke, VA, Minor damage. Tower saw nose gear fall off on lift off. Emergency soft field landing. Nose gear sheared below steering joint.
- [Accident 19831014064619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831014064619A), Oct 14, 1983: Beech 23BEECH (N5234M), Topping, VA, Substantial damage. Landed downwind. Unable to stop. Ran off end of runway into ditch.
- [Incident 19810913058999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810913058999I), Sep 13, 1981: Beech 23BEECH (N5234M), Yancyville, NC, Minor damage. Grass strip. Intentional ground looped to prevent going off end of runway. Left wheel broke off at axel attach point.

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