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 records · 206 cases since 1982, 38 fatal

2026-05-01ERA26LA196 · C23 N18516 · accident near Bangor, ME · no injuries

2026-02-12ERA26LA128 · C23 N1988L · accident near Knoxville, TN · minor injuries

2025-10-15CEN26LA021 · C23 N2130W · accident near Tulsa, OK · no injuries

2025-09-10CEN25LA382 · C23 N997V · accident near South Bend, IN · no injuries

2024-07-28WPR24LA259 · C23 N2248L · accident near Elko, NV · minor injuries

2024-02-01ERA24LA107 · C23 N6015U · accident near Elizabethtown, NC · no injuries

2024-01-01CEN24LA075 · C23 N9729L · accident near Mansfield, LA · no injuries

2023-12-03ERA24FA053 · C23 N76SB · accident near Midland, VA · 1 killed

The 8 most recent of 206 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

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 · 456 C23 (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
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
N6702D	Beech C23	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2016-06-14	Valid