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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N543JL

N543JL is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech C23 built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 4, 2015. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Beech C23 cancelled May 4, 2015

Serial number
M-1903
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1976
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
February 22, 1995
Last FAA action
March 30, 2004
Last owner
Matsumoto Mary Megumi (Individual)
Torrance, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N543JL

LAX97FA328Accident on September 21, 1997 at Torrance, CA: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech C23 · serial M-1903

The failure of the pilot to attain and maintain adequate airspeed during the initial takeoff climb, which resulted in a stall/spin and subsequent collision with a building.

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