# N5779V: 1966 Beech A23-24, registration cancelled 2014-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 2014
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 SER A&C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (registry code 41511)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MA-38
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 1966
- Certificate issued: September 10, 2011
- Last registry action: September 10, 2011
- Mode S code: A76C11
- Owners when cancelled: [Shoemaker David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHOEMAKER%20DAVID), [Shoemaker Sophia](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHOEMAKER%20SOPHIA)
- Location: [Redwood City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redwood%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4611° N, 122.2369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94061, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5779V
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5779V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5779V-2014-07-18

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 (2)

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 WPR11FA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA403), Aug 23, 2011: Beech A23-24 (N5779V), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student’s and flight instructor’s mismanagement of the fuel supply, resulting in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.
- [NTSB OAK67D0144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0144), Oct 18, 1966: Beech A23-24 (N5779V), Santa Rosa, CA, 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 20110823018969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110823018969A), Aug 23, 2011: Beechcraft A23-24 (N5779V), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. On August 23, 2011, PIC and CFI [privacy data omitted] was instructing student pilot and aircraft owner [privacy data omitted] in N5779V, a single engine 1966…

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