# N16653: 1947 Beagle Auster BEAGLE AUSTER A-61

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beagle Auster BEAGLE AUSTER A-61](https://openairdocs.org/model/beagle-auster-beagle-auster-a-61) (registry code 1120415, 3 seats)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004)
- Serial number: TAY220V
- Year built: 1947
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 30, 2024
- Certificate issued: January 22, 2024
- Expires: January 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A10B1B
- Registered owner: [Tca Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TCA%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Bowling Green, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Bowling%20Green)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0581° N, 86.4631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 42101, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16653
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16653

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 (Beagle Auster BEAGLE AUSTER A-61)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N16653.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N16653.

## 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)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N16653

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N16653 before.

- [Cancelled 2012-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16653-2012-07-19): Kirsch BENSEN B-8M, S/N 1, built 1972. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)

## Related

- Other Beagle Auster BEAGLE AUSTER A-61 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/beagle-auster-beagle-auster-a-61/aircraft.md
- The Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major.md

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