Single-engine piston

N65503

1983 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1983
Serial
M2378
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Falls Church, VA
Registration record

N65503 on the FAA register

Type
1983 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner
Serial
M2378
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Falls Church, VA
Certificate issued
2024-04-23
Airworthiness date
1984-01-02
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A8A1C1
Mode S (octal)
52120701
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

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N65503 to the current registrant.
  • 1984-01-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1983
    Manufactured (1983).
  • 1978-12-28
    N65503 previously assigned to a Cessna 152 (s/n 152-81590); cancelled.
Overview

About N65503

N65503 is a 1983 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner, serial number M2378. It is registered to an individual in Falls Church, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 23, 2024 and expires on April 30, 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 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 2, 1984.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N65503.

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 N65503.

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.