# N8717M: Beech 23, registration cancelled 1975-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1975
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-23) (registry code 1151202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-501
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: ABFD66
- Owner when cancelled: [Sutley Alfred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUTLEY%20ALFRED)
- Location: [Bayport, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Bayport)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8717M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8717M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8717M-1975-05-21

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 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 NYC74AN108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN108), Jun 7, 1974: Beech 23 (N8717M), Sparta, NJ, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB UNK65X0323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0323), Oct 18, 1964: Beechcraft 23 (N8717M), Kearney, NE, 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 19740607017749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740607017749A), Jun 7, 1974: Beech 23BEECH (N8717M), Sparta, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Recovery date 12/9/74.hills obscured by clds. Hit trees on hill aprx 1280MSL.

## Other aircraft with N8717M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8717M): Boeing 737-8, S/N 42571, built 2018

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