# N9144S: 1975 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2014-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1767
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 3, 1975
- Certificate issued: December 10, 1996
- Last registry action: January 12, 2000
- Mode S code: ACA87C
- Owner when cancelled: [Witt Ted C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WITT%20TED%20C)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1537° N, 119.1684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93311, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9144S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9144S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9144S-2014-12-22

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 C23: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23.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 LAX98LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA142), Apr 26, 1998: Beech C23 (N9144S), Tulare, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the nose wheel steering for undetermined reasons.

## 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 19980426007739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980426007739A), Apr 26, 1998: Beech C23 (N9144S), Tulare, CA, Substantial damage. Over corrected swerves on landing roll. Exited runway into a ditch. (.4) during the landing rollout, the airplane departed the runway laterally and impacted a…

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