Single-engine piston

N7654R

1969 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
M-1285
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Beech C23 LLC (LLC)
Based
Galesburg, KS
Registration record

N7654R on the FAA register

Type
1969 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner
Serial
M-1285
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Beech C23 LLC
Galesburg, KS
Certificate issued
2024-01-01
Airworthiness date
1973-07-19
Registration expires
2031-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility, acrobatic
Mode S (hex)
AA570F
Mode S (octal)
52453417
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

  • 2031-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-01-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N7654R.
  • 1973-07-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility, acrobatic)).
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
Overview

About N7654R

N7654R is a 1969 Beechcraft C23 Sundowner, serial number M-1285. The FAA register lists Beech C23 LLC as the registrant in Galesburg, Kansas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 1, 2024 and expires on January 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 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, acrobatic), dated July 19, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N7654R.

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 N7654R.

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.