# N9218S: Beech C23, registration cancelled 1983-03-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 19, 1983
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1738
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 13, 1979
- Last registry action: March 19, 1983
- Mode S code: ACC562
- Owners when cancelled: [Baird Donald I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAIRD%20DONALD%20I), [Baird Deborah J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAIRD%20DEBORAH%20J), [Strobach Greg](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROBACH%20GREG), [Phare Weston D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHARE%20WESTON%20D), [Frey Charles](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FREY%20CHARLES)
- Location: [Fortuna, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fortuna)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5668° N, 124.1260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95540, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9218S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9218S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9218S-1983-03-19

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 SEA82DA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA166), Sep 17, 1982: Beech C23 (N9218S), Yakima, WA, substantial damage

## 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 19820917047539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820917047539A), Sep 17, 1982: Beech 23BEECH (N9218S), Yakima, WA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel en route. Crash landed in a pasture. Visual fuel check showed low fuel condition prior to flight.

## Other aircraft with N9218S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9218S): Phillip Surette/Rosemarie Sure RV-7, S/N 72354, built 2021

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