# N8731M: Beech 23, registration cancelled 1970-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 1970
- 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: M521
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 28, 1964
- Mode S code: AC0402
- Owner when cancelled: [Nursery Transport Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NURSERY%20TRANSPORT%20INC)
- Location: [Middletown, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Middletown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8731M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8731M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8731M-1970-07-27

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 IAD70D0102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD70D0102), Oct 27, 1969: Beech 23 (N8731M), Kirkwood, DE, destroyed

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