# N6535R: 1974 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2017-06-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 30, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- 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-1578
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 6, 1974
- Certificate issued: August 18, 1997
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A89AF6
- Owners when cancelled: [Sundowners](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNDOWNERS), [Brooks Darrel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROOKS%20DARREL), [Diamond Alan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIAMOND%20ALAN), [Fink Wayne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FINK%20WAYNE), [Whitfield Jason](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITFIELD%20JASON)
- Location: [Plano, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plano)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0568° N, 96.7309° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75023, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6535R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6535R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6535R-2017-06-30

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 C23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23.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 CHI97LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA175), Jun 21, 1997: Beech C23 (N6535R), Wamego, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: inaccurate preflight planning which resulted in an inadequate fuel supply for the flight and ultimately fuel exhaustion. Factors associated with the accident were the powerlines and the parachutists…

## 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 19970621015369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970621015369A), Jun 21, 1997: Beech C23 (N6535R), Wamego, KS, Substantial damage. Lost power on final. Crash landed short. Fuel tanks empty. Over gross weight. Inadequate check out in type.

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