# N9704L: 1971 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2018-08-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 31, 2018
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1362
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1971
- Certificate issued: November 3, 1998
- Last registry action: July 15, 2015
- Mode S code: AD8694
- Owner when cancelled: [Hybird Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HYBIRD%20INC)
- Location: [Livingston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Livingston)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.7178° N, 94.8172° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77351, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9704L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9704L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9704L-2018-08-31

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 CEN17LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA003), Oct 1, 2016: Beech C23 (N9704L), Taylor, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as a result of debris obstructing the fuel strainer screen and corrosion of the fuel strainer bowl.

## 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 20161001021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161001021739A), Oct 1, 2016: Beech C23 (N9704L), Taylor, TX, Destroyed. During a steep descent to a straight in approach and landing at Taylor , T74, the engine stopped running. The pilot discovered this when the approach was…

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