Single-engine piston

N3715X

1980 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1980
Serial
M-2283
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Big Bend Community College (Government)
Based
Moses Lake, WA
Registration record

N3715X on the FAA register

Type
1980 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner
Serial
M-2283
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, WA
Certificate issued
1980-08-18
Airworthiness date
1980-07-18
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A43A9F
Mode S (octal)
51035237
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
565 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1980-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N3715X to the current registrant.
  • 1980-07-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1971-09-10
    N3715X previously assigned to a Aero Commander 100-180 (s/n 5017); cancelled.
Overview

About N3715X

N3715X is a 1980 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner, serial number M-2283. The FAA register lists Big Bend Community College as the registrant in Moses Lake, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 1980 and expires on May 31, 2028.

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 116 knots and a range of about 565 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated July 18, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3715X. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
565 nm
Power / thrust (each)
180
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,955 ft
Landing over 50 ft
1,484 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-08-18 Accident · Georgetown,Tex, 43 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1945
Reported aircraft: Aero Comdr 100 — a different aircraft that carried the N3715X registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LCOHOL LEVEL 0.142 PCT. RECOVERY DATE 8/19/71.

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.