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N8716M

Beech 23

Valid Virginia

N8716M is a Beech 23, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1963. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Williams Excavating INC, a corporation in Partlow, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 15, 2012 and expires on May 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated July 12, 1963.

Aircraft

Maker
Beech
Model
23
Serial number
M-500
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
1963
Cruising speed
113 mph
Transponder code
ABFD43 (octal 52776503)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 15, 2012
Expires
May 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 12, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · July 12, 1963
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00002261

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Williams Excavating INC
Type
Corporation
Address
9501 Mandy Ln
Partlow, VA 22534-9774

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data