# N6555R: 1974 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2018-01-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 25, 2018
- 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-1592
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 1974
- Certificate issued: November 25, 2002
- Last registry action: March 2, 2009
- Mode S code: A8A264
- Owner when cancelled: [Handy Brad L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANDY%20BRAD%20L)
- Location: [Pagosa Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Pagosa%20Springs)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2862° N, 107.0918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81147, within about 21 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6555R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6555R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6555R-2018-01-25

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 DEN03LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA042), Feb 8, 2003: Beech C23 (N6555R), Pagosa Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight. Contributing factors were the student pilot's improper flare, the instructor's…

## 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 20030208002249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030208002249A), Feb 8, 2003: Beech C23 (N6555R), Pagosa Springs, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Student and instructor pilot onboard, departed pgs flew to durango, departed durango flew to pgs entered traffic pattern for practicing emergency…

## Other aircraft with N6555R

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6555R): Eavision EA-J150, S/N JMZKJ150UAV602596028

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