# N8701M: 1963 Beech 23, registration cancelled 2023-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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-485
- Year built: 1963
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 1, 1963
- Certificate issued: January 31, 2017
- Last registry action: January 22, 2023
- Mode S code: ABF8DD
- Owner when cancelled: [Hartman Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARTMAN%20ROBERT%20J)
- Location: [Anson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Anson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7406° N, 99.8904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79501, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8701M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8701M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8701M-2023-05-01

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (3)

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 CEN22LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA040), Nov 15, 2021: Beech 23 (N8701M), Abilene, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the missing placard showing the usable fuel…
- [NTSB MKC74DER15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER15), Sep 18, 1973: Beech 23 (N8701M), Lake Elmo, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0157), Jul 8, 1965: Beechcraft 23 (N8701M), Litchfield, MN, 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 20211115019569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211115019569A), Nov 15, 2021: Beech 23 (N8701M), Abilene, TX, Substantial damage. On November 15, 2021, at 1200 CST, a Beech musketeer aircraft bearing registration number N8701M, registered to an individual impacted terrain after failing to…
- [Accident 19730918035942A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730918035942A), Sep 18, 1973: Beech 23BEECH (N8701M), Lake Elmo, MN, Substantial damage. Plt performing run-up parked in front of Bellanca performing bfr tkof ck. Stabilator and wing dmgd.

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