Aircraft record

N6718Z1980 Beechcraft C23

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Oct 1987)1 AD may apply

Registration: Valid; expires Dec 31, 2029
Based in: Laurinburg, NC; owner city / state
Engine: O&VO-360 SER · 180 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 2019
NTSB events: 1; substantial, 1987
ADs may apply: 1; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Laurinburg, NC
Certificate issued: Dec 17, 2019
Expires: Dec 31, 2029
Airworthiness: Standard · Normal, Utility
Airworthiness date: Mar 5, 1980

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 data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Beechcraft
Model: C23
Year: 1980
Serial number: M-2271
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: A8E2F7

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

2019 – nowIndividual ownerLaurinburg, NC · current
1974Mid-Continent Aircraft CorpHayti, MO · different airframe: Piper Pa-25-235 S/N 25-2325

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Oct 17, 1987 · Bedford, MA

A CESSNA 172, N97313, AND A BEECH C23, N6718Z, COLLIDED IN FLT AS THE PLTS OF BOTH ACFT WERE ARRIVING TO LAND ON RWY 11 AT HANSCOM FIELD. THE CESSNA PLT HAD PLANNED TO LAND AT BEVERLY, MA, BUT DIVERTED TO HANSOM FIELD DUE TO WX. THE CESSNA WAS IN A LEFT TURN AS THE 2 ACFT CONVERGED. THE BEECH PLT SAW THE CESSNA JUST BEFORE IMPACT & TOOK EVASIVE ACTION. DRG THE COLLISION, THE ELEVATOR OF THE…

Damage: Substantial
Injuries: None
Report: NYC88LA012

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC88LA012)

Accident history for this model

ADs 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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

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

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