Single-engine piston

N60501

1979 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
M-2138
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

N60501 on the FAA register

Type
1979 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner
Serial
M-2138
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Big Bend Community College
Moses Lake, WA
Certificate issued
1979-02-14
Airworthiness date
1979-01-18
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A7DC44
Mode S (octal)
51756104
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

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1979-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N60501 to the current registrant.
  • 1979-01-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1970-12-15
    N60501 previously assigned to a Fairchild PT-26 (s/n FV620); cancelled.
Overview

About N60501

N60501 is a 1979 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner, serial number M-2138. The FAA register lists Big Bend Community College as the registrant in Moses Lake, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 1979 and expires on August 31, 2029.

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 January 18, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N60501.

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

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N60501.

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.