# N6079N: 1969 Beech B23, registration cancelled 2013-10-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 28, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech B23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b23) (registry code 1151240)
- 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-1203
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1969
- Certificate issued: November 6, 1981
- Last registry action: August 3, 1994
- Mode S code: A7E4E0
- Owner when cancelled: [Eckler Thane G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ECKLER%20THANE%20G)
- Location: [Gig Harbor, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Gig%20Harbor)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.2971° N, 122.6238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98335, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6079N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6079N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6079N-2013-10-28

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 SEA82DYE06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DYE06), Apr 25, 1982: Beech 23 (N6079N), Greenwater, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19820423017639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820423017639A), Apr 23, 1982: Beech 23BEECH (N6079N), Greenwater, WA, Destroyed. Descended from VFR on top into cloud. Struck-cloud obscured mountain at 3500 ft. no instrument rating, low time.

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