# N9304S: Beech C23, registration cancelled 1992-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M1631
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 21, 1991
- Last registry action: February 22, 1991
- Mode S code: ACE89E
- Owner when cancelled: [Henson Harold V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENSON%20HAROLD%20V)
- Location: [Troy, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Troy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7024° N, 89.8685° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 62294, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9304S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9304S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9304S-1992-04-17

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 ATL92FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92FA033), Dec 29, 1991: Beech C23 (N9304S), Lineville, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT CONTINUED VFR INTO IMC CONDITIONS WHERE HE COLLIDED WITH TREES AND TERRAIN. FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE: LOW CLOUDS, OBSCURED TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PRELFLIGHT PLANNING.

## 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 19911229057979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911229057979A), Dec 29, 1991: Beech C23 (N9304S), Lineville, AL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into cloud obscured mountain. Departed into known adverse weather. VFR pilot had no IFR training.

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