# N6637W: Beech C23, registration cancelled 1992-03-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 18, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M2219
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 25, 1990
- Last registry action: January 30, 1990
- Mode S code: A8C2C0
- Owners when cancelled: [Ford John E II](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORD%20JOHN%20E%20II), [Ford Joann M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORD%20JOANN%20M)
- Location: [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 29.3964° N, 98.7461° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78245, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6637W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6637W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6637W-1992-03-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 FTW92FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA023), Nov 18, 1991: Beech C23 (N6637W), Angleton, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE HIS LACK OF TOTAL INSTRUMENT TIME, HIS VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT CONDITIONS AND SPATIAL DISORIENTATION.

## 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 19911117052299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911117052299A), Nov 17, 1991: Beech C23 (N6637W), Angleton, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Near vertical impact. Spiral dive from 5000 ft tops of clouds to impact near destination. Low ceiling and fog.

## Other aircraft with N6637W

- [Cancelled 1973-07-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6637W-1973-07-05): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-20736. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Aero Ray Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20RAY%20CORP), [Arvada, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Arvada)

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