# N9157S: Beech C23, registration cancelled 1989-12-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 29, 1989
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M1773
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: ACAC9C
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9157S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9157S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9157S-1989-12-29

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 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 CHI90LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA008), Oct 12, 1989: Beech C23 (N9157S), Rock Falls, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

## 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 19891012040019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891012040019A), Oct 12, 1989: Beech C23 (N9157S), Sterling Rockfa, IL, Destroyed. Student bounced aircraft on landing,third bounce folded nose gear. Aircraft destroyed by fire.

## Other aircraft with N9157S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9157S): Mooney M20M, S/N 27-0181, built 1994

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