# N6996R: Beech C23, registration cancelled 2000-05-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 3, 2000
- 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-1744
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: August 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A94F5F
- Owner when cancelled: [Sid Hall Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SID%20HALL%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Albany, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Albany)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 31.5785° N, 84.1557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albany, GA, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6996R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6996R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6996R-2000-05-03

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 (2)

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 CHI99FA264](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA264), Jul 29, 1999: Beech C23 (N6996R), Detroit Lakes, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Aircraft control not obtained/maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to drugs.
- [NTSB MKC80DER33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DER33), Apr 20, 1980: Beech C23 (N6996R), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage

## 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 19990729010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990729010089A), Jul 29, 1999: Beech C23 (N6996R), Detroit Lakes, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acft departed Detroit Lakes on rwy 13, it made a left turn and stalled, acft struck ground in nose-down attitude and caught fire. The pilot, sole occupant…
- [Incident 19840318039379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840318039379I), Mar 18, 1984: Beech C23 (N6996R), Hibbing, MN, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on solo students third landing. Gear housing assembly broke above bosses for the knee pin
- [Accident 19800420009489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800420009489A), Apr 20, 1980: Beech C23 (N6996R), Eveleth, MN, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing roll. No nose wheel steering defects noted.

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