# N8737M: Beech 23, registration cancelled 1993-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 1993
- 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: M526
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: December 28, 1992
- Mode S code: AC04D4
- Owners when cancelled: [Sold To Reeves Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLD%20TO%20REEVES%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Westerly, RI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/RI/Westerly)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3577° N, 71.7897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02891, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8737M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8737M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8737M-1993-05-12

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 (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 NYC92LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA183), Aug 31, 1992: Beech A24 (N8737M), Griswold, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHING DOWN SHORT OF THE INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT, AND COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 19920831034179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920831034179A), Aug 31, 1992: Beech 23BEECH (N8737M), Griswold, CT, Substantial damage. Landed hard and short of runway trying to land in gusty crosswind. Unchecked high sink rate on short final.

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