N3829X1981 Beechcraft C23
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 19821 AD may apply3 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Centerville, OH
- Certificate issued
- Apr 23, 2018
- Expires
- Apr 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Feb 25, 1981
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Beechcraft
- Model
- C23
- Year
- 1981
- Serial number
- M-2306
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 4
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- A46661
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming 0-360-A1d
- Type
- Reciprocating
- Power
- 180 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2018 – nowIndividual ownerCenterville, OH · current
- 1970 – 1971Gateway Aviation INCSt Louis, MO · different airframe: Cessna 310k S/N 310k0229
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (1)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99-05-13 | Raytheon Aircraft Company 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 33, 35, 36/A36, A36TC/B36TC, 45, 50, 55… | Apr 19, 1999 | Airframe (C23)Certain serial numbers: F33A CE-290–CE-1791; E33C CJ-26–CJ-179; F33C CJ-26–CJ-179; A36 E-185–E-3046; B36TC EA-242–EA-591; 58 TH-1–TH-1798 |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (3)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Propellers · bulkhead · crackedJul 6, 1995
DURING PROPELLER REMOVAL FOR ALTERNATOR BELT REPLACEMENT, FOUND CRACKS AT EACH BULKHEAD MOUNT BOLT HOLE. THIS REPAIR STATION HAS REPLACED NUMEROUS D4247 BULKHEADS AT LOW INSTALL TIMES. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS CRACKS DUE TO POOR DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · valve · crimp nut looseMay 12, 1995
REMOVED ENGINE FOR NORMAL OVERHAUL. REMOVED THERMOSTATIC BYPASS VALVE TO INSTALL IN REPLACEMENT ENGINE. FOUND CRIMP NUT LOOSE. THIS VALVE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECURRING INSPECTION AS SHOWN IN SB518C BECAUSE OF SERIAL NUMBER. SUGGEST ALL VALVES BE INSPECTED AT REGULAR INTERVALS AS SHOWN IN SB518C.…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine oil · valve · defectiveFeb 7, 1995
WHILE COMPLYING WITH LYCOMING SB 518, FOUND VALVE ASSEMBLY LOOSE IN VALVE HOUSING. SNAP RING GROOVE IN VALVE WORN OUT. FOUND SEVERE NICKS IN RETURN SPRING AND BELLOWS. NICKS APPEAR TO BE CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE SIDE MOVEMENT DUE TO LOOSE SNAP RING GROOVE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026