# N5956S: Beech A23A, registration cancelled 1971-05-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 10, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 30, 1968
- Mode S code: A7B335
- Owner when cancelled: [Hanrahan Donald F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANRAHAN%20DONALD%20F)
- Location: [Springfield, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Springfield)
- Owner type: Partnership
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5956S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5956S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5956S-1971-05-10

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 A23A: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a.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 NYC70AN104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN104), Mar 24, 1970: Beech A23A (N5956S), Montgomeryvlle, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC68F0251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68F0251), Oct 21, 1967: Beech A23 (N5956S), Medford, NJ, no damage

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