# N1238V: 1948 Fleet FLEET 16B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Fleet FLEET 16B](https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-fleet-16b) (registry code 3480502, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Kinner B5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (registry code 37501)
- Data sheets: [TCDS TC 2-566](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%202-566) (Fleet Aircraft Ltd.) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 512
- Year built: 1948
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 24, 1965
- Certificate issued: March 31, 2003
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A0625B
- Registered owner: [Philbrick Rodney C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILBRICK%20RODNEY%20C)
- Location: [Bishop, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bishop)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4921° N, 118.3904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93514, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1238V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1238V

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Kinner B5 model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Fleet FLEET 16B)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Kinner B5 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80DVA42](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVA42), May 24, 1980: Fleet 16B (N1238V), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19800524015469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800524015469A), May 24, 1980: Fleet FLEET16B (N1238V), Fresno, CA, Substantial damage. Strong crosswind on landing raised wing. Airplane ground-looped, ran off runway. Nosed over.

## 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) (3)

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 (Fleet FLEET 16B)

- [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC
- [STC SA00478CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00478CH): Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc
- [STC SA02033AT](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA02033AT): Modification to install an air-oil separator to prevent oil from being aspirated from the engine breather line. M-20 Oil Separators LLC

## Related

- Other Fleet FLEET 16B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/fleet-fleet-16b/aircraft.md
- The Kinner B5 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series.md

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