# N8865M: 1964 Beech A23, registration cancelled 2014-11-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 20, 2014
- 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-603
- Year built: 1964
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 3, 1964
- Certificate issued: January 18, 1979
- Last registry action: October 6, 1997
- Mode S code: AC3732
- Owners when cancelled: [Keane Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KEANE%20THOMAS%20E), [Hottinger Jack W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOTTINGER%20JACK%20W)
- Location: [Marion, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Marion)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5992° N, 83.1303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43302, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8865M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8865M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8865M-2014-11-20

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 (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 NYC80FGM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FGM03), Oct 22, 1979: Beech A23 (N8865M), Bradford, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19791022030339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791022030339A), Oct 22, 1979: Beech 23BEECH (N8865M), Bradford, PA, Substantial damage. Engine stopped on final,due to fuel exhaustion of right tank. Switched to half full,left tank. Failed to use boost
- [Incident 19790508025899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790508025899I), May 8, 1979: Beech 23BEECH (N8865M), Marion, OH, Minor damage. Hard landing caused collapse of nose gear.

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