# N6078N: Beech B23, registration cancelled 2015-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech B23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (registry code 1151240)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1171
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 30, 1991
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A7E4BD
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson Jay W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20JAY%20W)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6657° N, 97.2307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67207, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6078N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6078N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6078N-2015-05-06

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 B23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23.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 MKC87LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA166), Aug 21, 1987: Beech B23 (N6078N), Creston, IA, 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 19870820066989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870820066989A), Aug 20, 1987: Beech 23BEECH (N6078N), Creston, IA, Substantial damage. Struck higher terrain off approach and of the runway on a night landing. Fsai light out and not notamed.

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