Single-engine piston

N257RD

Beechcraft C23 Sundowner / Sundowner C23 / Sundowner C-23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
M-2137
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
4 Flying Z'S LLC (LLC)
Based
Murfreesboro, TN
Registration record

N257RD on the FAA register

Type
Beechcraft C23 Sundowner / Sundowner C23 / Sundowner C-23
Serial
M-2137
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
4 Flying Z'S LLC
Murfreesboro, TN
Certificate issued
2024-10-29
Airworthiness date
1979-01-09
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A272FA
Mode S (octal)
50471372
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
643 nm
Cruise (type)
131 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N257RD.
  • 1979-01-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N257RD

N257RD is a Beechcraft C23 Sundowner / Sundowner C23 / Sundowner C-23, serial number M-2137. The FAA register lists 4 Flying Z'S LLC as the registrant in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 29, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 131 knots and a range of about 643 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated January 9, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N257RD.

Cruise
131 kt
Range
643 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,955 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,484 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft C23 Sundowner / Sundowner C23 / Sundowner C-23 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N257RD.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.