# N9790L: Beech C23, registration cancelled 1997-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 1997
- 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: M1397
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 31, 1994
- Last registry action: August 31, 1994
- Mode S code: ADA777
- Owners when cancelled: [Martin Scott B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20SCOTT%20B), [Laircey Troy B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAIRCEY%20TROY%20B)
- Location: [Statesboro, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Statesboro)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3994° N, 81.8289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30458, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9790L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9790L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9790L-1997-02-06

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 (2)

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 ATL95FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA023), Dec 4, 1994: Beech C23 (N9790L), Statesboro, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPAIRMENT OF JUDGMENT AND PERFORMANCE DUE TO ALCOHOL, IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM WOODED…
- [NTSB MIA86LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA096), Mar 14, 1986: Beech C23 (N9790L), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19941204040349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941204040349A), Dec 4, 1994: Beech C23 (N9790L), Statesboro, GA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Intoxicated fatigued pilot departed into low clouds and fog at night. Descended into trees and burned.
- [Accident 19860314006739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860314006739A), Mar 14, 1986: Beech C23 (N9790L), Lake Wales, FL, Substantial damage. Landed long on a wet grass runway with a quartering tailwind. Had nil braking. Went off runway end into a lake.

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