# N16270: 1936 Aeronca C-3, registration cancelled 2013-08-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Aeronca C-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-c-3) (registry code 0190302)
- Engine: [Aeronca E113 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeronca-e113-series) (registry code 01002)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-396](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-396) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 655
- Year built: 1936
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 22, 1962
- Last registry action: September 19, 1996
- Mode S code: A0FC82
- Location: [Blaine, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Blaine)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.9872° N, 122.7488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blaine, WA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16270
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16270
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16270-2013-08-06

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Aeronca C-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-c-3.md

## 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 ATL83LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA203), May 28, 1983: Aeronca C3 (N16270), Ocean City, MD, substantial damage
- [NTSB ATL82FIG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FIG08), Jun 13, 1982: Aeronca C-3 (N16270), Ocean City, MD, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19830528021549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528021549A), May 28, 1983: Aronca C3AERONCA (N16270), Ocean City, MD, Substantial damage. Stalled and spun to the ground from 150 foot altitude during takeoff. A previous injury accident in the aircraft.
- [Accident 19820613021689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820613021689A), Jun 13, 1982: Aronca C3AERONCA (N16270), Ocean City, MD, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed shorlty after takeoff during marginal weather. Pilot throttled back 36HP engine for climb.

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