# N66347: 1979 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2006-02-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 14, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-2210
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 30, 1979
- Last registry action: February 14, 2006
- Mode S code: A8C262
- Owner when cancelled: [Hardy Michael H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARDY%20MICHAEL%20H)
- Location: [Middletown, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Middletown)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4465° N, 74.4787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10940, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66347
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=66347
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66347-2006-02-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 NYC93LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA135), Jun 30, 1993: Beech C23 (N66347), Montgomery, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A POWER LOSS DUE TO A COLLAPSED AIR DUCT AND A CONSEQUENT BLOCKAGE OF INDUCTION AIR, WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING AND AN ON GROUND COLLISION WITH A DITCH.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19930630021309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930630021309A), Jun 30, 1993: Beech 23BEECH (N66347), Montgomery, NY, Substantial damage. Engine lost power after liftoff. Landed on right side of runway. Nose wheel collpased.
- [Incident 19890808047929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890808047929I), Aug 8, 1989: Beech C23 (N66347), Lumberton, NJ, Minor damage. Made hard landing on second approach. Bounced twice. Realized had damage when he had vibration on taxiing.
- [Incident 19890625040619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890625040619I), Jun 25, 1989: Beech C23 (N66347), Dover, DE, Minor damage. Pilot landed long and fast. Ran off end of runway. Minor damage to propeller and wing.

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