# N24197: 1941 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: 303
- Year built: 1941
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 31, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 11, 2017
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A23769
- Registered owner: [Rhinebeck Aerodrome Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RHINEBECK%20AERODROME%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Rhinebeck, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Rhinebeck)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9249° N, 73.8637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12572, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=24197
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24197

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 (2)

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 FTW75DPD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD45), Jun 15, 1975: Fleet 16B (N24197), Justin, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68F0236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68F0236), Sep 16, 1967: Fleet Acft 16B (N24197), Lubbock, TX, 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 19750615016499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750615016499A), Jun 15, 1975: Fleet FLEET16B (N24197), Justin, TX, Substantial damage. Antique biplane being flown from rear cockpit. Plt looking for otr acft. Steep pull up to miss wires

## 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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