# N7978L: Beech A23-19, registration cancelled 1973-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech A23-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19) (registry code 1151212)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MB-159
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 1, 1973
- Mode S code: AAD581
- Owner when cancelled: [Fentons Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FENTONS%20INC)
- Location: [Brownwood, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brownwood)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7978L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7978L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7978L-1973-11-15

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 A23-19: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-19.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 FTW74DPD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPD12), Sep 15, 1973: Beech A23-19 (N7978L), Bangs, TX, destroyed

## 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 19730915030349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730915030349A), Sep 15, 1973: Beech A2319 (N7978L), Bangs, TX, Destroyed. Studnt plt landd long on 2500 ft strip had been using 5000 rwy for prev trainng.

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