# N10765: 1931 Franklin 90

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Franklin 90](https://openairdocs.org/model/franklin-90) (registry code 3680102, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Lambert R266](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lambert-r266) (registry code 38501)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 430](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20430) (Franklin Aircraft Corporation) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 101
- Year built: 1931
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 14, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 26, 1983
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A021FD
- Registered owner: [Madden William L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MADDEN%20WILLIAM%20L)
- Location: [Las Cruces, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Cruces)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.2787° N, 106.7457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88003, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=10765
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10765

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Franklin 90)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lambert R266)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N10765.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N10765.

## Reports on N10765 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N10765, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19811019070199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811019070199A), Oct 19, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N10765), Sabine, LA, Substantial damage. Engine quit on liftoff from offshore platform. Hard water landing. 2nd stage nozzle failed. Struck turbine blades.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (1)

Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.

### Approved for the airframe (Franklin 90)

- [STC SA00478CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00478CH): Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc

## Earlier aircraft with N10765

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N10765 before.

- [Cancelled 1979-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10765-1979-11-20): Cessna 150L, S/N 15075019, built 1973. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Alphin Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALPHIN%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Hagerstown, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Hagerstown)

## Related

- Other Franklin 90 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/franklin-90/aircraft.md
- The Lambert R266 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lambert-r266.md

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