# N8783M: Beech A23, registration cancelled 2021-11-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 13, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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-568
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 14, 1964
- Last registry action: February 11, 2021
- Mode S code: AC16DB
- Location: [Las Animas, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Las%20Animas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9117° N, 103.1905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 81054, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8783M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8783M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8783M-2021-11-13

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 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 ERA21LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA012), Oct 3, 2020: Beech 23 (N8783M), Spruce Pines, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to familiarize himself with the wind conditions at the destination airport and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a long, tailwind…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20201003016859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201003016859A), Oct 3, 2020: Beech A23 (N8783M), Spruce Pines, NC, Substantial damage. The pilot stated the flight was normal from K62 to 7A8. Upon arriving at 7A8 at an altitude of 7500 ft., he performed a circling descent to enter the traffic…
- [Incident 19980419011279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980419011279I), Apr 19, 1998: Beech A23 (N8783M), Bay St Louis, MS, Minor damage. Narrative: during cruise the pilot stated engine began to run rough and while over the airport a cylinder failed knocking hole in side of cowling. Pilot…
- [Incident 19951013036909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013036909I), Oct 13, 1995: Beech 35A33 (N8783M), Dayton, TN. Narrative: pilot filed a VFR flight plan and received a weather briefing from lansing Michigan flight service on 10-13-95. The flight was uneventful until…

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