N8701M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech 23 built in 1963. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 1, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration".
N8701M is reserved by a private party since May 1, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Beech 23 cancelled May 1, 2023
- Serial number
- M-485
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1963
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 31, 2017
- Last FAA action
- January 22, 2023
- Last owner
- Hartman Robert J (Individual)
Anson, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N8701M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech 23 · serial M-485
The flight instructor’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Contributing to the accident was the missing placard showing the usable fuel quantity.
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