# N6VT: 1966 Beech A23A, registration cancelled 2017-07-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 12, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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-980
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 12, 1997
- Last registry action: September 15, 2009
- Mode S code: A7C47A
- Owners when cancelled: [Frick Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRICK%20ROBERT%20E), [Bolyn Philip C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOLYN%20PHILIP%20C), [Clayworth Gary M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLAYWORTH%20GARY%20M)
- Location: [Ambler, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Ambler)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1878° N, 75.2158° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19002, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6VT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6VT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6VT-2017-07-12

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 IAD77FIG28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FIG28), Jul 23, 1977: Beech 23 (N6VT), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage

## 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 19770723025079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770723025079A), Jul 23, 1977: Beech A23A (N6VT), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. Empty tank.

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