# N8871M: Beech A23, registration cancelled 1993-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech A23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23) (registry code 1151204)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M614
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 16, 1990
- Last registry action: October 21, 1993
- Mode S code: AC3A5D
- Owner when cancelled: [Dotty Paul Wm](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOTTY%20PAUL%20WM)
- Location: [St Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/St%20Paul)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9311° N, 93.0792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55107, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8871M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8871M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8871M-1993-12-06

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 (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 CHI90FA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA250), Aug 30, 1990: Beech A23A (N8871M), St Paul, MN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN…
- [NTSB CHI81FER09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FER09), Dec 28, 1980: Beech A23 (N8871M), Stanton, MN, substantial damage

## 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 19900830037479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900830037479A), Aug 30, 1990: Beech A23 (N8871M), Newport, MN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ran out of fuel on local flight. Stalled and spun into river.
- [Incident 19900709031999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900709031999I), Jul 9, 1990: Beech A23 (N8871M), River Falls, WI. Fuel exhaustion while conducting touch and go landings. Landed off airport in a field.
- [Accident 19801228078609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801228078609A), Dec 28, 1980: Beech A23 (N8871M), Stanton, MN, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled and crashed shortly after liftoff.

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