# N8721M: Beech 23, registration cancelled 1983-06-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 8, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- 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-510
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1979
- Last registry action: June 8, 1983
- Mode S code: AC004B
- Owners when cancelled: [Coverdale Harold F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COVERDALE%20HAROLD%20F), [Coverdale Kathleen J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COVERDALE%20KATHLEEN%20J), [Flanagan Kirmet](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLANAGAN%20KIRMET), [Phare Weston D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHARE%20WESTON%20D), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Texarkana, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Texarkana)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1718° N, 92.0545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 70503, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8721M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8721M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8721M-1983-06-08

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 (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 MIA66F0095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0095), Aug 10, 1965: Beechcraft 23 (N8721M), Igh P0int, NC, 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.

- [Incident 19790807029639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790807029639I), Aug 7, 1979: Beech 23BEECH (N8721M), Hope, AR, Minor damage. Nose gear broke off after landing bounce.

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