# N7984L: 1966 Beech A23-24, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A23-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (registry code 1151226)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: MA-141
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 24, 1966
- Certificate issued: February 1, 1994
- Last registry action: March 20, 1997
- Mode S code: AAD8AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Bender Stephen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENDER%20STEPHEN)
- Location: [Fort Lee, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Fort%20Lee)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8506° N, 73.9710° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07024, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7984L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7984L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7984L-2014-11-19

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 A23-24: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24.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 NYC95LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA113), May 19, 1995: Beech A23-24 (N7984L), Atlantic City, NJ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAYED DECISION TO ABORT THE LANDING. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DOWNWIND LANDING AND THE PILOT'S MISJUDGMENT OF DISTANCE AND SPEED.
- [NTSB NYC69D0405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0405), Apr 28, 1969: Beech A-23 (N7984L), Manchester, NH, substantial damage

## 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 19950519012079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950519012079A), May 19, 1995: Beech A2324 (N7984L), Atlantic City, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Landed downwind. Tried go around. Hit bulkhead then water. Sank. Pilot drowned. Gross wind misjudgement.
- [Incident 19790917023599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790917023599I), Sep 17, 1979: Beech A2324 (N7984L), Asbury, NJ. Forced landing due to engine vibration and power loss. Connecting rod had broken.

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