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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1980L

N1980L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech C23 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 24, 2018. The last status on file was "valid registration".

Beech C23 cancelled August 24, 2018

Serial number
M-1837
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1976
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
September 11, 2002
Last owner
White Industries INC (Corporation)
Bates City, MO
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N1980L

ATL02LA114Accident on May 27, 2002 at Greensboro, NC: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech 23 · serial M-1257

The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, A factor was the pilot's intentional ground loop during a forced landing.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site