N8771M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech A23 built in 1964. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 9, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Beech A23 cancelled January 9, 2018
- Serial number
- M-556
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1964
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- June 14, 2002
- Last FAA action
- August 5, 2011
- Last owner
- Beachcraft Aviation Club LLC (Corporation)
Silver Spring, MD - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N8771M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech A23 · serial M-556
The pilot’s failure to ensure that the fuel selector handle was correctly positioned, which resulted in an interruption of fuel to the engine and a loss of engine power during the takeoff, which necessitated a turn away from the trees at the end of the runway and the subsequent stall.
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