Single-engine piston

N6709F

1979 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
M-2247
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Morning Star Transportation Inc (Corporation)
Based
Dardanelle, AR
Registration record

N6709F on the FAA register

Type
1979 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner
Serial
M-2247
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Morning Star Transportation Inc
Dardanelle, AR
Certificate issued
2025-08-09
Airworthiness date
1979-11-05
Registration expires
2032-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A8DF51
Mode S (octal)
52157521
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

  • 2032-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N6709F to the current registrant.
  • 1979-11-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1972-08-14
    N6709F previously assigned to a Cessna 150F (s/n 15063309); cancelled.
Overview

About N6709F

N6709F is a 1979 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner, serial number M-2247. The FAA register lists Morning Star Transportation Inc as the registrant in Dardanelle, Arkansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 9, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032.

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), dated November 5, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N6709F. 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

Published figures for the Beechcraft C23 Sundowner type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition. Beechcraft C23 Sundowner specs, prices and for-sale inventory →

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1972-07-02 Accident · North Fork,Calif, 05 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0673
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150F — a different aircraft that carried the N6709F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: CANYON AND TURNED AROUND. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 5500FT

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.