# N5690S: Beech A23-24, registration cancelled 1981-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MA-87
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1977
- Mode S code: A74AC2
- Owner when cancelled: [Holmes Curtis G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLMES%20CURTIS%20G)
- Location: [Athens, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Athens)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5690S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5690S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5690S-1981-12-23

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 A23-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24.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 ATL81FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA058), Mar 31, 1981: Beech A23-24 (N5690S), Sawyer, KY, substantial damage

## 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 19810331013149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810331013149A), Mar 31, 1981: Beech A2324 (N5690S), Sawyer, KY, Substantial damage. Engine failure enroute. Crash-landed in trees short of open field. Number 4 cylinder wall fatigue cracked.

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