# N870KS: 1960 Beech 65 (LF-23F), registration cancelled 2017-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech 65 (LF-23F)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-lf-23f) (registry code 1152804)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A20](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A20), [TCDS 1E15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LF-9
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 1998
- Certificate issued: May 11, 2004
- Last registry action: June 18, 2010
- Mode S code: ABF748
- Owner when cancelled: [Queen Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUEEN%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N870KS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=870KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N870KS-2017-04-13

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 65 (LF-23F): https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-lf-23f.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 ATL04CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA106), May 4, 2004: Beech BE-65 (LF-23F) (N870KS), Winder, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel supply resulted in fuel starvation and a loss of power in both engines.

## 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 20040503031239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040503031239A), May 3, 2004: Beech 65 (N870KS), Winder, GA, Destroyed. (-23) The aircraft departed lzu for wdr at around 2130. According to witnesses, the aircraft engines were sputtering as the aircraft was making a left turn.…

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