# N8771M: 1964 Beech A23, registration cancelled 2018-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204)
- Engine: [Continental IO-346 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-346-series) (registry code 17033)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS E3CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E3CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-556
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: July 31, 1964
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2002
- Last registry action: August 5, 2011
- Mode S code: AC12DE
- Owner when cancelled: [Beachcraft Aviation Club LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEACHCRAFT%20AVIATION%20CLUB%20LLC)
- Location: [Silver Spring, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Silver%20Spring)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1099° N, 76.9881° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20905, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8771M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8771M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8771M-2018-01-09

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 A23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23.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 ERA12FA458](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12FA458), Jul 16, 2012: Beech A23 (N8771M), Laytonsville, MD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that the fuel selector handle was correctly positioned, which resulted in an interruption of fuel to the engine and a loss of engine power during the takeoff, which…
- [NTSB MKC66F0209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0209), Aug 11, 1965: Beechcraft A23 (N8771M), Rochester, MN, 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 20120716013729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120716013729A), Jul 16, 2012: Beech A23 (N8771M), Laytonsville, MD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On Monday July 16, 2012 at 19:05 EST, aircraft N8771M a Beechcraft A23 crashed into brush and terrain approximately 500 feet from the end of runway 23 at…

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