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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N8871M

N8871M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech A23. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 6, 1993. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Beech A23 cancelled December 6, 1993

Serial number
M614
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
August 16, 1990
Last FAA action
October 21, 1993
Last owner
Dotty Paul Wm (Individual)
St Paul, MN
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N8871M

CHI90FA250Accident on August 30, 1990 at St Paul, MN: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech A23A · serial M-614

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION, DUE TO AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL, AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL/SPIN.

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