# N9793L: 1972 Beech C23, registration cancelled 2009-01-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 12, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Beech C23](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c23) (registry code 1151242)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: M-1398
- Year built: 1972
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 1972
- Certificate issued: November 4, 1988
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: ADA7E0
- Owners when cancelled: [Dobbins Ronald L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOBBINS%20RONALD%20L), [Dobbins Judy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOBBINS%20JUDY%20J)
- Location: [Irondale, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Irondale)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5286° N, 80.7463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43932, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9793L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9793L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9793L-2009-01-12

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 97ZZZX1163](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/97ZZZX1163), Feb 10, 1997: ELT. FAILED. AKC EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER INSTALLED 12-05-94 WITH DURACELL MN 1300 BATTERIES WITH AN EXPIRATION DATE OF JANUARY 1999. WHILE INSPECTING IAW FAR 91.207(D)

## 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 CHI07CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA304), Sep 22, 2007: Beech C23 (N9793L), Carrollton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power during approach due to carburetor ice and the uneven terrain encountered during the forced landing which caused the airplane to nose over. Weather conducive to…

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