Single-engine piston

N8311F

1969 Beechcraft B23

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1969
Serial
M1280
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Orlando, FL
Registration record

N8311F on the FAA register

Type
1969 Beechcraft B23
Serial
M1280
Engines
Lycoming O-360 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Orlando, FL
Certificate issued
2022-02-05
Airworthiness date
2002-02-12
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
AB5E92
Mode S (octal)
52657222
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
800 nm
Cruise (type)
111 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-02-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N8311F.
  • 2002-02-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1969
    Manufactured (1969).
Overview

About N8311F

N8311F is a 1969 Beechcraft B23, serial number M1280. It is registered to an individual in Orlando, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 5, 2022 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 111 knots and a range of about 800 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated February 12, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8311F. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
111 kt
Range
800 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Beechcraft B23 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-04-10 Accident · Pacific Ocean, PO Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX92LA175
Reported aircraft: Hughes 369C — a different aircraft that carried the N8311F registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: AN UNDETERMINED FAILURE IN THE ROTOR SYSTEM.

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.