N6639D1979 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
- Big Bend Community College
- Owner type
- Government
- City, state
- Moses Lake, WA
- Certificate issued
- Oct 17, 1979
- Expires
- Sep 30, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal, Utility
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 28, 1979
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
- 1979
- Serial number
- M-2223
- 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
- A8C2F5
Engine
- Make and model
- Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser
- 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- 1979 – nowBig Bend Community CollegeMoses Lake, WA · current
- 1959 – 1962Trade-Ayer INCLinden, NJ · different airframe: Lockheed Pv-2 S/N 37493
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.
- Landing gear · shimmy dampener · leakingJun 7, 1999
SHIMMY DAMPENER HAS NUMEROUS DEAD SPOTS (AIR INSIDE) WHEN ACTUATED. CAUSES NOSE WHEEL TO SHIMMY READ BAD. (X)
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · shimmy dampener · failedJun 7, 1999
RETRIEVED SUBJECT SHIMMY DAMPENER FROM STOCK ROOM. ON FUNCTIONAL CHECK, DETERMINED MUCH WORSE THAN THE REMOVED UNIT.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Landing gear · shimmy dampener · failedNov 6, 1998
AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. A NEW SHIMMY DAMPENER INSTALLED. THE USUAL PRECAUTIONS AND TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES WERE UTILIZED TO DETERMINE SHIMMY DAMPENER. WITHIN A FEW HOURS, ACFT REPORTED WITH SAME PROBLEM. INSTALLED NEW SHIMMY DAMPENER MFG BY COMMERCIAL ACFT PRODUCTS (CAP P/N…
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