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
N2174W	Beech C23	Galena Sundowner LLC Reno, Nevada	Standard	2016-06-06	Valid
N9765L	Beech C23	Martone Aviation LLC Ocala, Florida	Standard	2016-05-11	Valid
N62954	Beech C23	Big Bend Community College Moses Lake, Washington	Standard	2016-04-11	Valid
N9771L	Beech C23	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2016-03-04	Valid
N163GC	Beech C23	Individual owner New York	Standard	2016-01-21	Valid
N1816Z	Beech C23	Western Anesthesia Assn Richland, Washington	Standard	2015-08-27	Valid
N37240	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2015-08-17	Valid
N7675R	Beech C23	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2015-07-08	Valid
N5425M	Beech C23	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2015-06-30	Valid
N67168	Beech C23	Mgm Aero Flight INC Jordan, Minnesota	Standard	2015-06-04	Valid
N2397E	Beech C23	Maine Instrument Flight Augusta, Maine	Standard	2015-06-02	Valid
N23HK	Beech C23	Maine Instrument Flight Augusta, Maine	Standard	2015-05-28	Valid
N8062R	Beech C23	Mills River Publishing CO Rushville, Indiana	Standard	2015-04-17	Valid
N66126	Beech C23	Maine Instrument Flight Augusta, Maine	Standard	2015-02-03	Valid
N2219L	Beech C23	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2015-01-20	Valid
N6698Q	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	2015-01-08	Valid
N2130W	Beech C23	Unusual Attitudes Flying Club INC Mount Vernon, Missouri	Standard	2014-11-24	Valid
N23830	Beech C23	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2014-10-21	Valid
N38000	Beech C23	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2014-10-09	Valid
N9165S	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Arizona	Standard	2014-09-24	Valid
N2103W	Beech C23	Goold Michael D Fort Worth, Texas	Standard	2014-09-15	Valid
N18516	Beech C23	Maine Instrument Flight Augusta, Maine	Standard	2014-09-12	Valid
N41MW	Beech C23	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2014-08-28	Valid
N9315S	Beech C23	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2014-07-17	Valid
N2248L	Beech C23	Individual owner Nevada	Standard	2014-07-09	Valid
N38191	Beech C23	Individual owner Mississippi	Standard	2014-03-04	Valid
N5125M	Beech C23	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2014-01-28	Valid
N9731L	Beech C23	Maine Instrument Flight Augusta, Maine	Standard	2013-12-17	Valid
N6043J	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2013-11-25	Valid
N23966	Beech C23	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2013-11-18	Valid
N5214M	Beech C23	S & M LLC Nauvoo, Alabama	Standard	2013-08-15	Valid
N6977R	Beech C23	Sundowner Aviation INC Blaine, Minnesota	Standard	2013-05-20	Valid
N2163W	Beech C23	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2013-03-27	Valid
N6562R	Beech C23	Co-owned owner North Carolina	Standard	2012-10-26	Valid
N18970	Beech C23	Wheatley Consulting LLC Picayune, Mississippi	Standard	2012-09-13	Valid
N6509R	Beech C23	Holzhauer Aviation CORP Middletown, Delaware	Standard	2012-09-11	Valid
N2129W	Beech C23	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2012-08-22	Valid
N1950L	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-08-17	Valid
N6717V	Beech C23	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2012-08-08	Valid
N9370S	Beech C23	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2012-08-02	Valid
N6501R	Beech C23	Above Earth Aerospace LLC Friendswood, Texas	Standard	2012-06-22	Valid
N3864N	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Kentucky	Standard	2012-06-19	Valid
N18862	Beech C23	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2012-05-21	Valid
N319GR	Beech C23	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2012-05-17	Valid
N376GT	Beech C23	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2012-05-04	Valid
N1918L	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2012-04-27	Valid
N2105W	Beech C23	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2012-03-26	Valid
N1943L	Beech C23	Beech Shuttle LLC Dawson, Georgia	Standard	2011-12-12	Valid
N6715X	Beech C23	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2011-12-05	Valid
N2237L	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2011-10-18	Valid
N6707X	Beech C23	Individual owner New Mexico	Standard	2011-08-25	Valid
N6621R	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	2011-07-23	Valid
N9254S	Beech C23	Individual owner Connecticut	Standard	2011-06-06	Valid
N2041L	Beech C23	Slik Air LLC Topeka, Kansas	Standard	2011-05-23	Valid
N9198S	Beech C23	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2011-05-23	Valid
N6626D	Beech C23	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2010-11-08	Valid
N37321	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2010-08-17	Valid
N6094R	Beech C23	Boston Executive Helicopters LLC Norwood, Massachusetts	Standard	2010-07-19	Valid
N21KM	Beech C23	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2010-07-07	Valid
N24027	Beech C23	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2010-06-17	Valid
N18861	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	2009-12-01	Valid
N834KT	Beech C23	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2009-09-30	Valid
N973K	Beech C23	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2009-09-03	Valid
N3841T	Beech C23	N3841T Lk Aircraft Holdings LLC Wheeling, Illinois	Standard	2009-06-09	Valid
N6664N	Beech C23	N6664N Lk Aircraft Holdings LLC Wheeling, Illinois	Standard	2009-06-09	Valid
N6718Y	Beech C23	N6718Y Lk Aircraft Holdings LLC Wheeling, Illinois	Standard	2009-06-09	Valid
N23979	Beech C23	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2009-06-08	Valid
N18783	Beech C23	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	2008-11-21	Valid
N1962L	Beech C23	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2008-09-05	Valid
N9361S	Beech C23	Aviation Services LLC Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Standard	2008-04-09	Valid
N63745	Beech C23	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2007-10-24	Valid
N6593R	Beech C23	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2007-09-12	Valid
N6005Z	Beech C23	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2007-08-30	Valid
N5116R	Beech C23	Sajdak Brian Christopher Hernando, Mississippi	Standard	2007-08-16	Valid
N7689R	Beech C23	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2007-06-12	Valid
N2124W	Beech C23	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2007-03-01	Valid
N66251	Beech C23	T Air LLC Bonita Springs, Florida	Standard	2007-02-05	Valid
N60027	Beech C23	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2007-01-19	Valid
N63687	Beech C23	Vsun LLC Gilbertsville, Kentucky	Standard	2006-05-25	Valid
N24693	Beech C23	Individual owner Arkansas	Standard	2006-03-02	Valid
N9181S	Beech C23	Fhs Aero CO LTD Olathe, Kansas	Standard	2005-09-19	Valid
N6628R	Beech C23	D & K Aero Elkhart, Indiana	Standard	2004-12-28	Valid
N18990	Beech C23	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2004-09-20	Valid
N5161M	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	2004-04-29	Valid
N282G	Beech C23	Flyguys LLC Big Bend, Wisconsin	Standard	2004-02-18	Valid
N440LL	Beech C23	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2004-02-04	Valid
N5162M	Beech C23	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	2004-01-22	Valid
N9337S	Beech C23	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2003-07-16	Valid
N24676	Beech C23	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2003-04-30	Valid
N2009D	Beech C23	Sundowner 2009D LLC La Place, Louisiana	Standard	2003-01-17	Valid
N2147W	Beech C23	Individual owner Nebraska	Standard	2002-12-16	Valid
N2114W	Beech C23	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2002-10-11	Valid
N18867	Beech C23	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2002-06-10	Valid
N9282S	Beech C23	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2002-02-21	Valid
N9744Q	Beech C23	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2001-08-20	Valid
N9235S	Beech C23	Individual owner California	Standard	2001-02-22	Valid
N333JM	Beech C23	Individual owner Maine	Standard	2001-01-08	Valid
N2010L	Beech C23	Tec Consulting LLC Farmingdale, Maine	Standard	2000-11-09	Valid
N6008L	Beech C23	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	2000-10-11	Valid
N60165	Beech C23	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2000-08-28	Valid