# N8779M: Beech A23, registration cancelled 1970-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-563
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 19, 1964
- Mode S code: AC13F6
- Owner when cancelled: [Central Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Little Rock, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Little%20Rock)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8779M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8779M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8779M-1970-06-26

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 A23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23.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 FTW67F0112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0112), Jul 24, 1966: Beech A23 (N8779M), Lead Hill, AR, destroyed

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