# N6975R: 1974 Beech C23, registration cancelled 1986-05-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 23, 1986
- 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: M-1586
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 28, 1982
- Mode S code: A947CE
- Owner when cancelled: [Collins C M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLLINS%20C%20M)
- Location: [Sebring, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Sebring)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6975R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6975R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6975R-1986-05-23

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 ATL85LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA258), Aug 24, 1985: Beech C23 (N6975R), Clarksburg, WV, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19850824043859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850824043859A), Aug 24, 1985: Beech C23 (N6975R), Salem, WV, Destroyed. On landing due to weather,struck power lines. Trying to avoid a car. Then fell to the highway and hit a guardrail.
- [Incident 19810622056461I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810622056461I), Jun 22, 1981: Beech C23 (N6975R), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft was taxiing and overtook another N3033J damaging his wingtip.

## Other aircraft with N6975R

- [Cancelled 2019-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6975R-2019-11-29): DJI INSPIRE 1, S/N W13DCD21030112. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Drone Services Hawaii LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DRONE%20SERVICES%20HAWAII%20LLC), [Aiea, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Aiea)
- [Cancelled 1970-01-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6975R-1970-01-13): Sikorsky S-65C, S/N 65238, built 1969. Exported to Israel. Owner: [Sikorsky Aircraft Division](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIKORSKY%20AIRCRAFT%20DIVISION), [Stratford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Stratford)

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