# N8700M: 1963 Beech 23, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-484
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 27, 1963
- Certificate issued: January 9, 2006
- Last registry action: January 20, 2009
- Mode S code: ABF8BA
- Owners when cancelled: [Dawson Clovis F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAWSON%20CLOVIS%20F), [Dawson Matthew R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAWSON%20MATTHEW%20R)
- Location: [Columbus, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Columbus)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0517° N, 83.0163° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43214, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8700M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8700M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8700M-2014-11-20

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 23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23.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 CEN12FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA082), Nov 24, 2011: Beech 23 (N8700M), West Milton, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The non-instrument-rated pilot's decision to attempt a flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the pilot’s spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of control of the…
- [NTSB MKC67F0502](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67F0502), Feb 14, 1967: Beech A23 (N8700M), Lake Elmo, MN, 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 20111123027639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111123027639A), Nov 23, 2011: Beech 23 (N8700M), West  Milton, OH, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The accident occurred on November 23, 2011 at 2044 local 911 dispatchers received several call reporting a possible aircraft crash, after a 35 minute search of…

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