Models · Beechcraft · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Beechcraft C23 Sundowner

457 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1970 to 1983; half of them date from 1977 or earlier. Florida has the most (39). 32% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

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About the C23 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Lycoming O&Vo-360 Ser (418), Lycoming 0-360-A1D (17), Lycoming O-360-A4K (5)
Seats: 4
Cruise speed: about 116 mph
Makers on the register: Beech, Beech Aircraft Corp
Registered: earliest certificate December 18, 1975; newest October 1, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Florida39Texas37California35Washington21Georgia20New York16North Carolina16Wisconsin14South Carolina14Pennsylvania14Indiana13Illinois13

Who owns them registrant type

Individual250 (55%)LLC96 (21%)Co-owned62 (14%)Corporation33 (7%)Government9 (2%)Partnership6 (1%)Non-citizen corporation1 (0.2%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
C23	456	1969 to 1983	99.8%
C 23	1	—	0.2%

When they were built by decade · 57 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid446 (98%)Pending10 (2%)Reports overdue1 (0.2%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard454 (99%)Multiple2 (0.4%)None on file1 (0.2%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Big Bend Community College8Maine Instrument Flight7White Scarf Airways LLC1Whisenant Roy H II1Wheatley Consulting LLC1Western Anesthesia Assn1Walker Scott Aviation LLC1Vsun LLC1Unusual Attitudes Flying Club INC1Tx Waste Ventures LLC1Triple D LLC1Tigerdawg Aviation LLC1

Fleet pages: Big Bend Community College · Maine Instrument Flight

Accident history NTSB

Each aircraft's own page already shows its NTSB accident and incident record. The model-wide record (accidents per year, fatal and non-fatal, against the number registered) is being added; it will appear here.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Beechcraft C23 Sundowner aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

457 as of October 2, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Beechcraft C23s?

Florida, with 39.

Who owns the Beechcraft C23?

32% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 457

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N1223T	Beech C23	Beech Club LLC Meadville, Pennsylvania	Standard	2021-03-15	Valid
N9724Q	Beech C23	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2021-03-15	Valid
N1930L	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	2021-03-12	Valid
N1801E	Beech C23	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2021-02-26	Valid
N9163S	Beech C23	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2021-02-26	Valid
N766R	Beech C23	Cos LLC Monument, Colorado	Standard	2021-01-26	Valid
N5155M	Beech C23	Greenbirds LLC Apopka, Florida	Standard	2021-01-20	Valid
N18928	Beech C23	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-12-29	Valid
N9341S	Beech C23	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-12-17	Valid
N5167M	Beech C23	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2020-12-12	Valid
N1988L	Beech C23	Portal Planes LLC Knoxville, Tennessee	Standard	2020-11-16	Valid
N5107M	Beech C23	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2020-11-16	Valid
N6000B	Beech C23	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-11-13	Valid
N18864	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-11-12	Valid
N9208S	Beech C23	Co-owned owner New Jersey	Standard	2020-11-03	Valid
N9278S	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Florida	Standard	2020-10-24	Valid
N723S	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2020-10-22	Valid
N9172S	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	2020-09-22	Valid
N927W	Beech C23	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2020-09-21	Valid
N60104	Beech C23	Theo-N60104 LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2020-09-14	Valid
N18251	Beech C23	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2020-09-04	Valid
N6708S	Beech C23	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2020-08-28	Valid
N2189W	Beech C23	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2020-06-25	Valid
N9743L	Beech C23	Sundowner Rental Options LLC Lawrenceville, Georgia	Standard	2020-06-11	Valid
N9188S	Beech C23	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-06-04	Valid
N63732	Beech C23	Aeronation Aircraft & Exotics LLC Lewes, Delaware	Standard	2020-05-12	Valid
N6545R	Beech C23	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2020-05-05	Valid
N9185S	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Illinois	Standard	2020-04-23	Valid
N6283G	Beech C23	Individual owner New York	Standard	2020-02-19	Valid
N2123W	Beech C23	Simmons Aeronautical LLC Springfield, Missouri	Standard	2020-02-03	Valid
N491PD	Beech C23	Air Ventures Awaits LLC Middletown, Delaware	Standard	2020-01-07	Valid
N6570L	Beech C23	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2020-01-06	Valid
N6718Z	Beech C23	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-12-17	Valid
N9214S	Beech C23	C&L Aviation LLC New London, Wisconsin	Standard	2019-11-26	Valid
N2215L	Beech C23	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2019-11-19	Valid
N38058	Beech C23	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-11-18	Valid
N707G	Beech C23	Dw Forensics LLC Dallas, Texas	Standard	2019-11-15	Valid
N6519R	Beech C23	C & C Aeroventures LLC Carson City, Nevada	Standard	2019-11-05	Valid
N9167S	Beech C23	Continental Aviation Club INC Lincoln, Virginia	Standard	2019-11-04	Valid
N9215S	Beech C23	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2019-10-29	Valid
N21FD	Beech C23	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2019-10-09	Valid
N18968	Beech C23	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2019-10-07	Valid
N67013	Beech C23	Del AG Aero LLC Milton, Delaware	Standard	2019-09-30	Valid
N2012N	Beech C23	Airhawks Flying Clup Eastsound, Washington	Standard	2019-08-22	Valid
N9183S	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Virginia	Standard	2019-08-16	Valid
N23TD	Beech C23	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2019-07-17	Valid
N771MB	Beech C23	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2019-07-15	Valid
N2013N	Beech C23	Simply Living LLC Fort Myers, Florida	Standard	2019-07-08	Valid
N2259L	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Michigan	Standard	2019-05-14	Valid
N6756B	Beech C23	Northeast State Community College Blountville, Tennessee	Standard	2019-05-14	Valid
N9338S	Beech C23	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2019-05-01	Valid
N5289M	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Washington	Standard	2019-04-24	Valid
N2247L	Beech C23	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2019-04-11	Valid
N66710	Beech C23	Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, Washington	Standard	2019-04-03	Valid
N944V	Beech C23	Coastal 944V LLC Wilmington, North Carolina	Standard	2019-03-13	Valid
N3872U	Beech C23	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2019-02-05	Valid
N9197S	Beech C23	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2018-12-31	Valid
N2101W	Beech C23	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2018-12-04	Valid
N555CC	Beech C23	Individual owner New York	Standard	2018-10-29	Valid
N5170M	Beech C23	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-10-22	Valid
N831KT	Beech C23	Pilot Network Flyers LLC Bastrop, Texas	Standard	2018-09-14	Valid
N782Y	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2018-08-30	Valid
N6708R	Beech C23	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2018-08-24	Valid
N2054L	Beech C23	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2018-08-22	Valid
N280AC	Beech C23	White Scarf Airways LLC Saint Charles, Missouri	Standard	2018-08-02	Valid
N2071B	Beech C23	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2018-05-22	Valid
N3829X	Beech C23	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2018-04-23	Valid
N1956L	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2018-04-03	Valid
N62874	Beech C23	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2018-03-26	Valid
N5074M	Beech C23	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2018-03-14	Valid
N9226S	Beech C23	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	2018-01-26	Valid
N2104W	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Nevada	Standard	2017-12-27	Valid
N37188	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	2017-11-30	Valid
N2131W	Beech C23	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2017-11-15	Valid
N9239S	Beech C23	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2017-11-14	Valid
N2243L	Beech C23	Maine Instrument Flight Augusta, Maine	Standard	2017-11-13	Valid
N923V	Beech C23	Dog House Aviation LLC Mount Pleasant, South Carolina	Standard	2017-09-07	Valid
N3728K	Beech C23	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2017-09-01	Valid
N61526	Beech C23	Individual owner New York	Standard	2017-08-17	Valid
N2118W	Beech C23	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2017-08-04	Valid
N6046W	Beech C23	Family & Friends Flying LLC Livonia, Michigan	Standard	2017-08-03	Valid
N3730H	Beech C23	Fox Valley Aero Club INC Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Standard	2017-07-27	Valid
N2077C	Beech C23	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2017-07-26	Valid
N6967R	Beech C23	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2017-06-20	Valid
N321MJ	Beech C23	Individual owner New York	Standard	2017-06-19	Valid
N2161W	Beech C23	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2017-06-08	Valid
N2010A	Beech C23	Maine Instrument Flight Augusta, Maine	Standard	2017-05-26	Valid
N793Y	Beech C23	Park City Flight Training LLC Merrill, Wisconsin	Standard	2017-05-17	Valid
N18977	Beech C23	Co-owned owner South Carolina	Standard	2017-05-03	Valid
N6047J	Beech C23	Kimplex CO LLC Port Charlotte, Florida	Standard	2017-03-16	Valid
N113JR	Beech C23	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2017-03-15	Valid
N2252L	Beech C23	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2017-03-09	Valid
N1821B	Beech C23	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2017-02-23	Valid
N928AR	Beech C23	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2016-12-27	Valid
N18920	Beech C23	N18920 LLC North Canton, Ohio	Standard	2016-12-06	Valid
N1986L	Beech C23	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2016-12-02	Valid
N200RF	Beech C23	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2016-10-20	Valid
N66344	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	2016-08-26	Valid
N2235L	Beech C23	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2016-08-16	Valid
N128P	Beech C23	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2016-07-15	Valid