# N6959Q: 1968 Beech A23A, registration cancelled 2012-10-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 15, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A23A](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a) (registry code 1151208)
- Engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS E3CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1090
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 16, 1968
- Last registry action: November 22, 1994
- Mode S code: A940EB
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6959Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6959Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6959Q-2012-10-15

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 A23A: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23a.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 CHI94LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA044), Dec 6, 1993: Beech 23 (N6959Q), Denison, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT IS THE STUDENT PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT HANDLING.

## 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 19931206046089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931206046089A), Dec 6, 1993: Beech 23BEECH (N6959Q), Dennison, IA, Substantial damage. Lost control during takeoff, ended up about 1000 feet off end of runway. (-4)the student pilot purchased the airplane the day of the accident, and had…

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